383rd Auction

1863, 10 S. blau und 15 S. braun, sauber entwertet durch Stempel "BUCAREST 1-5" auf Faltbrief nach Wien, rücks. Ankunftsstempel, mit innenseitigen Text und handschriftlichem Vermerk "Bucarest 1 May 1864", seltene Verwendung in guter Erhaltung, FA Puschmann (2009)

1871, 2 kr. orange, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. "SOPRON 5 10 71" to cpl. printed matter to Wien, reverse arrival cds., very fine

1836, Luxembourg to Austria, folded entire with red cds. "LUXEMBURG 22 MRT" to Vienna, alongside cursive "Franco Coblentz", reverse transit "TRIER 23 3" and arrival "WIEN 1 APR.", full content inside and handwritten note "Luxemburg 22 Marz 1836", a very scarce cover in fine condition

1853, Queen Maria II 25 r. light blue, good to large margins all round, tied by barred circle "1" with adjacent cds. "LISBOA 25 12" to folded entire to Wien, dated 1855 inside, endorsed "Via d´España et de France", reverse transit and arrival cds. "WIEN 7 JAN.". Small part of back excised, still a very fine and scarce usage to the Austrian Empire 

1871, King Luis I 10 r. yellow, 20 r. brown as horizontal pair and 100 r. lilac-grey, tied by barred "45" to 1878 cover with adjacent cds. "FUNCHAL 18 9" and oval "REGISTADA FUNCHAL" to Wien, reverse arrival cds. "LEOPOLDSTADT 29 9 78", cover with two vertical folds, two values with corner faults and some oxydation, otherwise fine, scarce UPU three-colour franking,

Provenance: `Atlantic Pearl´ (345. Heinrich Köhler Auktion)

1918, 2 f., farbfrisch und allseits breitrandig, sauber entwertet durch Stempel "ZAGREB 919.JAN.7" auf Ausland-Streifband nach Wien, einwandfrei und selten, FA Zrinjscak BPP (2012)

1892, 1 c. on 2 c. bright rose, 1 c. on 4 c. brown and 1 c. on 6 c. lilac, all as horizontal strips of three, with 4 c. on 5 c. blue, fresh colours, neatly tied by cds. "SINGAPORE JU 14 00" to registered cover to Wien, with registration boxed handstamp and arrival cds., very fine four-colour franking

1894, 2½ d. blue, tied by red cds. "OLD CALABAR" to O.H.M.S envelope to Wien, addressed to an officer of the botanical museum, transit red cds. "PAID LIVERPOOL 19 FE 96", arrival cds. "WIEN 22.2.96"; a couple of short perfs and some casual toning, still fine

1893, postal stationery card 1½ c. brown yellow (H&G-Nr. 6) addressed to Wien, together with 1892 ½ d. blue/vermilion (2), used with cds. "GUBULAWAYO 23 NO 94", arrival cds., some light toning at top, very fine

1898, Coiling Dragons 2 c., horizontal pair with left gutter, tied by cds. "HANKOW" to postcard to Wien, Chinese cds. "SHANGHAI", forwarded to the French PO at the port treaty, with 1894 10 c. tied by cds. "SHANGHAI CHINE 3 JUIN 1903" repeated alongside, arrival cds. "WIEN 7 7 01"; one 2 c. with a few shorts perfs, still very fine

1872, 2½ pia. dark violet, fresh colours, tied by cds. "POSTE KEDEVIE EGIZIANE CAIRO 7 73" repeated alongside, to envelope to Wien, adjacent strike of the straightline "Franca" in italic (payment according to the Austro-Egyptian postal convention in effect from 1868), arrival cds. "WIEN 22 7 73". A fine, correctly franked at 2½ piasters and scarce cover 

1905, postal stationery card 10 g. (H&G-Nr. 10), together with 1905 10 on ½ g. used with cds. "ADIS ABEBA 13 III 1905", sent to Wien, transit cds. "HARAR 26 3 5", with French Somali Coast 1903 10 c. tied by cds. "DJIBOUTI COTE FRANse DES SOMALIS 29 MARS 05", boarded on French paquebot to Marseilles, arrival cds. "WIEN 14.4.05". Card with a light corner crease away from the indicum, still a very fine and scarce mixed franking

"JERUSALEM PALESTIN R", boxed registration postmark (Bale-Nr. RC-T6) on registered postcard to Wien, with 1892 10 p. dark green (2) and 1 pia. grey-blue tied by bilingual cds. "JERUSALEM AVR 9 98" (Bale-Nr. 774), arrival cds. "WIEN 19/4 98". A very fine, delightful and very scarce use of the registration handstamp

1889, 25 Pfg. gelblichorange im senkrechten Paar, entwertet durch Stempel "BERLIN 28 6 98" auf eingeschriebener Rückschein-Brief nach Wien, Ankunftsstempel "WIEN 29.6.98", der Brief wird Porto verschickt, wobei die 50 Pfennige für das Einschreiben und den Rückschein bezahlt werden. Eine Seltene Auslands-Verwendung in sehr guter Erhaltung

1927/48 (ca.), group of seven airmail covers all addressed to Wien, Austria, with multiple, registered and multicolour frankings, fine to very fine

1813/1953, Incoming Mail to Wien, charming collection with over 45 covers, spanning from the Americas to Asia with Europe and British Commonwealth, strength in the 19th century, maritime and registered mail, many multi-colour frankings, some scarce origin with Guatemala or Grande Comore, better items like Hungary Mi.-Nr. 1 1871 single franking, Switzerland 16-17 IIBym on 1861 "CHARGEE" lettersheet, Netherlands 4 and 6 on 1867 folded entire, Poland three-colour franking tied by concentric circles on 1873 lettersheet, Hong Kong registered 1933 envelope to the WIPA committee, etc. Mostly very fine and in choice condition, a few certificates, an excellent lot