366. Auktion März 2018

Crete 1880: Two 10pf German "Antwort" reply postal cards returned to Hamburg with "RETTIMO 18.10.80" cds, and "CANEA 11.10.80" cds, properly posted mail between philatelists, very scarce and great strikes

Rettimo 1860: Entire folded letter stamped with blue stunning "RETTIMO 7/5" cds and "Franco", sent to "Marseille 22.Mai.60" via Triest. Interesting accounting markings and entry datestamp in France. Rare and in very fine condition, with horizontal folding

Rettimo 1860: Handmade envelope containing a letter written in old-Turkish, dated 1276 (1860), sent to Constantinople with clean blue strike of the "Agenzia del Lloyd Austriaco RETTIMO" handstamp, extremely rare and in very fine condition

Rettimo 1862: Cover only of folded letter stamped with blue "RETTIMO 24/3" cds and "Franco", sent to "SYROS 15.March.62" rated "20" for the Greek inland postage, paid with a 20L Paris print (one short margin), tied with doted "67". Rare and in very fine condition

Rettimo 1873: Entire folded letter franked with pair of 10sld 1867, tied with blue "RETTIMO 17/9" cds, sent to "SYROS 9.Sept.73" rated "40" (double rate) for the Greek inland postage, paid with a 40L Large Hermes (two margins reduced), tied with doted "67". Rare and fine. Ferchenbauer certificate (1991)

Rettimo 1861/78: Interesting group of 13 items, four of them not prepaid (three rated 20kr to Triest and one rated 20+20kr to Vienna), six franked with 10sld (1876/1876), two franked with pairs of 5sld (1867) and one franked with 5sld+10sld (1867). Two different circular datestamps (types 2 and 3) used. Interesting for study, worth examination

Rettimo 1869, 1872: Scarce group of 8 items, seven with mixed frankings Austrian Levant / Greece and one without an Austrian stamp. Three of them dated 1869, the other five dated 1872. Interesting combinations and very hard to collect such a number of items. The quality of the Large Hermes stamps is very good, only two of them have reduced margins. One item with Holcombe certificate (1990)

DODECANESE: Rhodes 1855: Entire folded letter, dateline "Rodos 5.Nov.1855" stamped with the black oval "Agenzia del Lloyd Austriaco RODI", sent to "SYROS 10.Nov.1855", rated "10" for the inland postage, very rare & fine

Rhodes 1865 (Symi): Cover of folded letter, from "Symi 23.Dec.65", franked with 5sld 1863 +15sld 1864, canceled with black "RHODUS 25.Dic.", sent to "Triest 4/1" datestamp. Carried from Symi to Rhodes by private means. Rare franking, the 5sld 1863 not reported in Tchilinghirian, scarce origin & very fine

Rhodes 1867 (Castellorizo): Entire folded letter, dateline "Castellorizo 18/30.Nov.1867" stamped with the black "RHODUS 25.Dic.", sent to "Triest 2/1" datestamp. Carried from Castellorizo to Rhodes by private means, this route lasted 25 days! Rated "20" soldi. Very rare origin & very fine

Rhodes 1875: Entire folded letter, dateline "Rodos 29.Jan.1875", franked with 10sld 1867, canceled with black "RHODUS 11.Feb.", sent to "SYROA 2.Febr.75" datestamp. Rated 20 lepta for the inland postage, paid with defective pair of 10L (meshed paper), scarce & fine - very fine

Rhodes 1882 (Symi): Entire folded letter and cover only of folded letter, both from "Symi 2/14.March.1882" and "28.Aug.1882", franked with 10sld 1876, canceled with black "RODI 16.3.82" and "28.8.82", sent to "Triest" with datestamp on reverse. Carried from Symi to Rhodes by private means, scarce origin & fine very fine

Rhodes 1891: 20pa/5kr postal card stationery (1890) canceled with black "RODI RHODUS 12.6.91" cds (small lettering for Rhodus) sent to "Meidling Vienna". Scarce sub-type & very fine

EPIRUS: Janina 1908: 10pf postal card of Bayern for international mail, reply part returned to sender with "JANINA Oesterreichische Post 15.2.08", scarce philatelic mail and very nice

Janina 1908: 3pf postal card of Bayern for inland mail, with pair of 10pa Postage Due, tied with "JANINA Oesterreichische Post 27.5.08", scarce philatelic mail and very nice

Prevesa 1871 (Arta): Entire folded letter, dateline "Arta 13.Aug.1871", franked with 10sld 1867, tied with "PREVESA 26/8", sent to "Triest 1.9.71" datestamp on reverse. A scarce example of mail written elsewhere than where it was posted, and very fine

Prevesa 1874 (Amphilochia): Entire folded letter, dateline "Karvassara 3.Sept.1874", franked with 10sld 1867, tied with "PREVESA 20.9.74", sent to "Triest 25.9.74" datestamp on reverse. A scarce example of mail written elsewhere than where it was posted, and very fine

Prevesa 1875: 10sld envelope stationery 1870, canceled with "PREVESA 5.12.75, sent to "Wien 13.12.75" cds on reverse. These envelopes are rarely seen used, very fine, ink stains

Prevesa 1913: Cover franked with 1pi 1908, tied with oily "PREVESA Osterr. Post 17.3.13", sent to "Alexandria 24.III.13" cds on reverse. Scarce corner cover "Ambulant Hospital of the Egyptian Hellenism", during the Balkan Wars, fine

Salonica 1852: Entire folded letter marked with "SALONICH 2.Septembre" in two lines, sent to "Lyon 18.Sept.52", via Vienna (cds), transit marking "über BASEL" and French entry cds in red. Interesting accountancy markings, very fine

Salonica 1890: Return receipt of the Austrian Post, franked with a pair of 20pa/5kr (1890), scarce, reduced at top, foldings

Salonica, Serres 1880, 1908: Three German "Antwort" reply postal cards returned to Hamburg with Austrian "SALONICCO" (1880), "SALONICCO" +"SERRES" (Ottoman) and "SALONICH I" (1908), scarce, properly posted mail between philatelists

Serres 1840, 1854: Two entire folded letters as follows, 1. "SERRES" straightline without date (type 1), on disinfected letter to "Triest 8.Jul.1840", 2. "SERRES Ago.29" in two lines (type 2) on letter sent to Syros via "SALONICH 30.Août" datestamp. Scarce to collect

THESSALY: Volo 1861, 1864: Two entire folded letters handstamped with stunning "VOLO 24/7" & "26/10" cds in blue, sent to "Vienna" datestamps, showing manuscript accountancy markings, scarce and very fine

Volo 1877: Entire folded letter franked with 10sld 1876, tied with "VOLO 21/11" cds, sent to "Triest 4/12.77" datestamp, stain, otherwise very fine and scarce

Volo 1878: Cover only of folded letter franked with pair of 5sld 1867, tied with "VOLO 5/4" cds, sent to "GALATI 18.Apr.78" cds Romania, via "Constantinopoli Lloyd" & "Constantinopel" Austrian cds, very fine and scarce destination

THRACE: Dedeagatch 1880: 10pf German "Antwort" reply postal card returned to Hamburg with "DEDE-AGATSCH 16.10.80" cds, properly posted mail between philatelists, very scarce and great strike

Dedeagatch 1909, 1913: Two envelopes with the two last "DEDEAGATSCH" cds, properly posted to USA and Germany, scarce material and very fine

LEBANON: Beyrouth 1892, 1900: Two large registered covers franked with 7x1pi 1892 or 6x1pi 1900 sent to Hamburg, scarce rates, with small imperfections

AEGEAN ISLANDS: Chios 1867: "SAKIZ" intaglio seal tying a 1 piastra 1867 (second issue) on entire folded letter in Greek, with dateline Scio 18/30 December 1867, sent to "Poste Vice-Reali Egiziane CONSTANTINOPOLI 3.Gen.7" blue (probably the postman didn't change the digit for the year). According to Peter Smith (p. 569) this Post Office officially opened in July 1870, but the Post Office was already in operation before then. Two more covers are known from earlier dates. Sorani signature next to the stamp

Chios 1873: "V.R. Poste Egiziane SCIO 8.Mar.1873" faint cds tying a 1 piastra 1872 (third issue) on entire folded letter in Greek, with dateline Scio 18/30 December 1867, sent to "V.R Poste Egiziane CONSTANTINOPOLI cds 13.Mar.1873 T.1", scarce

Chios 1878: "V.R. Poste Egiziane SCIO 18.Ott.78" cds tying a 1 piastra 1874-75 (third issue) on cover only of a letter, sent to "SYRA 7.Oct.78" cds (old style, Syros island, Greece), beautiul strikes and scarce

Mytilini 1872: "V.R. Poste Egiziane METELINO 25.Gen.1872" cds tying a 1 piastra 1872 (third issue) on fragment only of a letter, sent to V.R. Poste Egiziane SMIRNE (partial). 25th day of this issue, excellent strike

DODECANES: Rhodes 1879: "V.R. Poste Egiziane RODI 11.Gen.79" cds tying a pair of 20 para 1874-75 (third issue) on cover only of a letter without text, written at Adalia (Turkey, receiver's note with "Adalia 26.December.78"), sent to "SYRA 31.Dec.78" (Syros island). Only 4 letters known

MACEDONIA: Thessaloniki 1871: "V.R. Poste Egiziane SALONICCHI 13.Ott.1871" cds tying a piastra 1867 (second issue) on entire folded letter sent to Volos. Horizontal folding affecting the stamp, very few covers known, very desirable

THESSALY: Volos 1871: "V.R. Poste Egiziane VOLO 31.Ott.1871" cds tying a pair of 1 piastra 1867 (second issue) on cover only of a letter, written at Volos (receiver's note with "Volos 19.October.1871" old style), sent to "V.R. Poste Egiziane CONSTANTINOPOLI 6.Ott.1871 T.II". Double rate. Very few covers known, very desirable