Austrian P.O. 1869: Unpaid cover endorsed "via Varna" to Manchester, struck with "RUSTSCHUK" circular datestamp (Nov 30) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 877). Vienna transit (Dec 5) on reverse with Coln-Verviers charge marking "5½" (silver-groschen) in black (Van der Linden fig. 1077 - latest recorded usage) and charged on arrival (Dec 8) with "11d." charge in black. Rare.
Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5
AUCTION SCHEDULE
Friday 22 November 2024
11:00 h 1 – 785 333: Europe & Overseas Americas (North, Central & South America) - South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate
18:00 h 10001 – 10131 345: Brazil 1843–1870 – The Fritz Heimbüchler Collection (part II)
Monday 25 November 2024
9:00 h 3001 – 3226 334: Australian States & Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand – The ‚KOOYONG‘ Collection
11:00 h 786 – 1602 333: Europe & Overseas British Commonwealth - North Borneo – The ‘PENMAEN’ Collection
Tuesday 26 November 2024
9:00 h 3501 – 3702 335: Western Australia – The Dr Thomas & Richard Debney Collection
11:00 h 20001 – 20223 346: Great Britain 1840–1841 – The World’s First Postage Stamps – The Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection (part II)
13:00 h 4001 – 4278 336: Great Britain
- “Victorian Mixed Franking Covers” – The Ray Simpson Collection
- “Experimental Machine Postmarks 1857–1901” – The Jerry Miller Collection
- “Missed Opportunities From 1840–1870 Line Engraved Issues” – The Åke Rietz Collection 15:30 h 4501 – 4963 337: Great Britain & British Commonwealth – Missed Opportunities and Balance of the ‘BESANÇON’ Collection
Wednesday 27 November 2024
9:00 h 5001 – 5274 338: Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan – The Peter Hørlyck Collection (part I)
11:30 h 5501 – 5943 339: Worldwide Postal History – The Enzo Carnio Collection (part II)
16:00 h 6001 – 6210 340: Incoming Mail to The Netherlands From All Over the World – The Bouwe Brandsma Collection
Thursday 28 November 2024
9:00 h 1603 – 1713 333: Europe & Overseas - St. Helena – The Frank Gilberg Collection
10:00 h 6501 – 6711 341: Ionian Islands – The André Bollen Collection
12:00 h 7001 – 7122 342: Foreign Post Offices in the Levant – The ‘SAWAYA’ Collection (part I)
13:00 h 7501 – 7549 334: Italian States, Kingdom & Republic – The ‘KOOYONG’ Collection
13:30 h 1714 – 2401 333: Europe & Overseas Europe A–O
- Zeppelin – Pionierpost – Die Sammlung Eckhard Förster (Teil I)
- Finland – “Finnish Pre-Stamp Covers; Feldpost; Collection From the Period of Russian Rule over Finland; Finnish Railway TPO Covers” – The Eric Keefe Collections
Friday 29 November 2024
9:00 h 2402 - 2991 333: Europe & Overseas Europe P–Z - Spain 1850 – 6 cuartos black – Specialised Collection (part III) Asia / Africa Collections & Accumulations
14:00 h 9001 – 9369 344: Schweiz & Liechtenstein Schweiz ab 1907, Soldatenmarken, Flugpost Schweiz, Fürstentum Liechtenstein
- Nationale Gross-Gold-Sammlung Technik und Landschaft 1949–60
17:00 h 9370 – 9599 344: Schweiz Sammlungen und Posten Schweiz
Saturday 30 November 2024
10:00 h 8001 – 8058 343: Schweiz Bundespost – Seltene Frankaturen 1849–1854 – Die Sammlung Richard Schäfer Sr. (Teil III)
11:00 h 8101 8119 334: Schweiz – Die Sammlung ‚KOOYONG‘
11:15 h 8201 – 8509 344: Altschweiz Vorphilatelie, Kantonalmarken, Ortspost, Poste Locale, Rayon I dunkelblau, Rayon II
14:30 h 8510 – 8713 344: Altschweiz Rayon I hellblau, Rayon III, Strubel, Sitzende und Stehende Helvetia, Ziffer, UP
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Lot #2329 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a used example on 1875 entire letter to Livorno, Italy tied by "Roustchouk" manuscript cancellation in ink (Tchilinghirian unrecorded). Reverse with "Livorno" arrival cds (Aug 31). Rare entire that displays well - just two manuscript cancellations of Rustschuk are recorded - see Dr. Popov "Austrian Levant Post in Bulgaria" page 47. Cert. E. Diena (1986).
Lot #2330 - bulgarien Fiskalmarken
Rustchuk 1876: Postal Parcel receipt for 232 piastres dated ’30 April 1876′ on arrival at Rustchuk for parcel from Constantinople delivered by Ruse Austrian Post Office to Braila, Romania bearing Ottoman Revenue 10 pa. horizontal pair tied by extremely fine strike of "KK /OESTERREICH / POST EXPEDIT. / IN RUSTSCHUK" circular negative seal handstamp in black. Extremely rare handstamp unrecorded by any catalogue. Ex collection Jakub Nakri AIEP...
Lot #2331 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a single example used on 1878 entire letter to Vienna tied by small (23mm. diameter) "RUSTSCHUK" three line dated circular datestamp (Sept 6) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 878). Reverse with Vienna arrival cds (Sept 8). A rare cancellation.
Provenance: Corinphila, Zurich, 28 Sept 1998, lot 9563.
Lot #2332 - bulgarien
Sofia, Austrian P.O. 1864: Arms 10 s. blue, perf. 9½, a vertical pair used on 1865 entire letter written in Hebrew on May 16th from Samakoff, some 60 miles South East of Sofia to Constantinople, mailed in Sofia and tied by "SOFIA" circular datestamp (May 18) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). Reverse with Austrian P.O. "Constantinopel" cds of receipt (May 22). Adhesive slightly touched by file fold but a very rare Arms issue entire from...
Lot #2333 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: Unpaid entire letter from Sofia to Vienna, struck on despatch with "SOFIA" circular datestamp (Jan 11) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). Rated '10/10' (kreuzer) in manuscript at upper left, Vienna arrival (Jan 19) in red on reverse of a fine entire.
Provenance: Collection Henry Houser, Christie's, Zurich, 18 June 1992, lot 1147.
Lot #2334 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1864: Arms 5 s. rose, perf. 9½, a horizontal pair used on bilingually addressed 1867 cover to Constantinople tied by "SOFIA" circular datestamp (May 23) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). A great rarity from Sofia, a town of under 20'000 people at this date - there being no known usages of the 1863 perf. 14 issue recorded from Sofia; this being the one of just two recorded covers bearing the 1864 5 soldi adhesive. Signed Colla...
Lot #2335 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a horizontal strip of four used on 1869 entire letter to Valence, Drôme, France neatly tied by "SOFIA" circular datestamps (June 12) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). Vienna transit (June 17), thence via Strassbourg (June 20) with entry mark in blue, Paris and Valence (June 21). A scarce and fine entire. Signed Colla and Ferchenbauer. Cert. Ferchenbauer (2004).
Provenance: Collection Dr. Anton and...
Lot #2336 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a single example used on 1869 entire letter to Philippopolis (Plovdiv), neatly tied by fine strike of "SOFIA" circular datestamp (July 29) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). A fine and scarce internal usage.
Provenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, 9 May 1979, lot 2358; collection Karajanov, Corinphila sale 133, 6-9 June 2003.
Lot #2337 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue and 15 s. brown, single examples used on 1873 printed cover "Chemin de Fer de la Turquie D'Europe. Ligne de Sarambey Sofia Uskub" to Venice, Italy tied by fine strikes of "SOFIA" circular datestamp (May 31) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). The Railway Line between Sarambey and the Turkish frontier (122 miles) was built by Baron Hirsch in 1873 and leased to the Turkish Government. Cert. K. Kimmel (1977).
Lot #2338 - bulgarien ganzsachen
Austrian P.O. 1875: 10 s. blue postal stationery envelope, a used example addressed to Milan, Italy cancelled on despatch by "SOFIA" circular datestamp (Aug 27) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864). All Postal Stationery is rare used in Bulgaria - Tchilinghirian rates at "RRR", possibly unique from Sofia. Signed Ferchenbauer.
Provenance: Corinphila sale 242, 17 June 2019, lot 7361.
Lot #2339 - bulgarien vorphilatelie
Varna Austrian Consular P.O. 1852: Prepaid cover mailed "via Trieste" to a Captain Sleigh in London, with two line "VARNA / 10 FEB" handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 884) of despatch and "FRANCA" (fig. 888) both struck in green. Trieste transit (Feb 29) and London arrival (March 6) in red. An extremely early usage of this datestamp, possibly the earliest - Tchilinghirian rates this year of use as "RRR".
Provenance: SG, Frankfurt, 30 Oct...
Lot #2340 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1863: Arms 2 s. yellow, perf. 14 used in combination with 1864 3 s. green and 5 s. rose, perf. 9½ on famous 1867 cover from Varna to Rustschuk cancelled by two strikes of "VARNA / 19. GIU." despatch handstamps in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 884). File fold and a few minor imperfections but a unique mixed issue franking - the sole known with the 2 soldi and the 3 soldi being rated "RRR" by Tchilinghirian with just two covers...
Lot #2341 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1864: Arms 10 s. blue and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, single examples used on 1867 entire letter from Constantinople to Bucharest, mailed by Ship's captain or Agent on arrival in Varna and tied by two line "VARNA / 4. LUG." datestamp in blue; with private oval "FRANCO" struck in blue alongside. Illustrated in "Die Österreichische Levantepost in Bulgarien" by Dr. G. Popov on page 56. A fine and rare entire.
Provenance:...
Lot #2342 - bulgarien vorphilatelie
Austrian P.O. 1867: Unpaid cover from Odessa to London, carried as Consignee's mail to Varna where mailed with fine "VARNA / 25 SET." despatch datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 884) in blue-green. Charged '15' in blue manusceript (kreuzer) and struck with fine large "5½" handstamp (silver groschen) on the Cöln-Verviers Travelling P.O. No. 10 in black (Van der Linden fig. 3077). Charged "1s." due to pay on arrival. A fine and scarce cover.
Lot #2343 - bulgarien portomarken
Austrian P.O. 1864: Arms 5 s. rose, 10 s. blue horizontal pair and 15 s. brown, perf. 9½, used on 1868 slightly refolded cover to Marseille at single rate of 40 soldi, all tied by "VARNA / 21 FEB." datestamps in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 884) marked "2" in manuscript as found to be double and struck with "AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT" in black. Strassbourg entry marking in blue (March 4) and charged "20" (décimes) due on arrival. A fine and...
Lot #2344 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1868: Unpaid entire to Genova, Italy with two line "VARNA / 17 OTT." handstamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 884) of despatch in black. Mailed via Vienna with manuscript "35" kreuzer and rated "7" decimi due on arrival in manuscript. Reverse with "Udine - Verona" TPO cds and arrival (Oct 24). A fine entire that opens well for display - most probably the latest recorded usage of this datestamp.
Provenance: Robson Lowe, Basel, 24 Oct...
Lot #2345 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 25 s. lilac, a used example on 1869 cover to Milano,neatly tied by "VARNA" thimble cds (June 2) in black (Tchilinghirian 885). Information strike below and Milano arrival on reverse (June 7). Seal removed and closed flap tear on reverse but a fine and scarce single franking. Cert. Matl (1979).
Provenance: Collection Franz See, SG, Frankfurt, 30 Oct 1979, lot 2325.
Lot #2346 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 2 s. yellow, 3 s. green (two examples) and 15 s. brown, used on 1870 entire letter to Livorno, addressee's name excised, all tied by "VARNA" thimble cds's (June 6) in black (Tchilinghirian 885) with "P.D." alongside in black. Livorno arrival on reverse. A fine and rare make up of the 23 soldi single rate.
Provenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, 10 May 1979, lot 2373.
Lot #2347 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 15 s. brown, a single example used on 1870 cover from Constantinople to Vienna, tied in transit by "VARNA" thimble cds (July 1) in black (Tchilinghirian fig.885) with, alongside, straight line "VIA VARNA" handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 114). Believed to be the latest recorded usage of the "VIA VARNA" handstamp. A fine and rare entire.
Provenance: Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, Zurich, 10 May 1979...
Lot #2348 - bulgarien portomarken
Austrian P.O. 1872: Unpaid entire letter from Varna to Livorno, Italy struck on despatch with "VARNA" thimble cds (May 11) in black (Tchilinghirian 885). Manuscript "23" (soldi) deleted and replaced by "7", taxed on arrival with Italy 1870 Postage Due 10 c. and 60 c.tied by "Livorno / Arrivate" datestamp (May 17) in black. A fresh and fine cover.
Lot #2349 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a single example used on 1877 entire letter to Trieste, tied by extremely rare (and soon withdrawn due to Ottoman complaints) "VARNA / BULGARIEN" three line dated cds (July 11) in black (Tchilinghirian 886). An extremely rare cancellation - known used only between March - August 1877. Superb.
Lot #2350 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 10 s. blue, a single example used on 1879 entire letter to Rustschuk, tied by scarce "VARNA" three line dated cds (Jan 23) in black (Tchilinghirian 887). Sender's cachet at right and Austrian P.O. "RUSTSCHUK" arrival cds (Feb 5) displaying well on reverse. Rare internal usage.
Lot #2351 - bulgarien
Austrian P.O. 1867: 3 s. green, fine print, a single example used on 1880 Printed Matter rate cover to Constantinople, tied by scarce "VARNA" three line dated cds (May 12) in black (Tchilinghirian 887). Refolded for better Exhibit display at left, reverse with Constantinople arrival (May 13) cds. Rare usage.
Lot #2352 - bulgarien portomarken
Austrian P.O. 1884: Stampless unpaid cover from the Austrian Vice-Consulate in Varna to Marseille, cancelled by "VARNA" three line dated cds (May 12) in black (Tchilinghirian 887). On arrival taxed by France 1884 Postage Due 1 fr. lilac tied by "Marseille" cds (May 17) in black. Scarce and fine cover with reverse showing "Austro Ungarico in Varna I.&R. Vice Consulato" cachet.
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