(Bulgaria) 1867 2 soldi yellow-orange block of four each stamp cancelled by thimble ‘Widdin’ cds, a very fine and rare multiple with this cancel. Albert Matl Certificate.
(Bulgaria) 1888 5sld postal stationery card used to Budapest, cancelled by Filippopli cds, arrival cancel alongside and company chop at top left.
(Chios) 1866 outer letter sheet franked three-margined 20 lepta tied native cds, at base straight-line FRANCO and Scio-Cesme cds of Austrian Post Offices, arrival backstamp.
(Crete) 1906 incoming postcard of Antwerp Zoo bearing Italian Office La Canea Uf. Postale Italiano/ Isola Di Creta and Austrian Offices Canea Oesterrechische Post.
(Disinfected Mail) 1883 (21/7) 5sld stationery card to Berlin bearing Smirne despatch, Constantinopel transit of 23rd and bearing fine blue boxed handstamp of Odessa disinfection station, arrival cancel of 29th, some staining top right. An unusual routing.
(Incoming Mail) 1907 (29 Aug) printed envelope to Constantinople franked Romania 25b. tied by Buzeu cds, Constanta-Alexandria ship transit cancel of same date, though cover would have departed on the Smyrna run, reverse with further despatch plus arrival cds of the Austrian Offices; light central vertical filing crease
(Labuan) 1894 (JY 21) registered cover to “Secretary of the German Consulate General” , Constantinople, Turkey bearing single franking 18c. ‘Mount Kinabalu’ tied Labuan cds, oval framed ‘R’ and blue manuscript number, reverse with Napoli transit and arrival backstamp of Austrian Post Office.
(Palestine) 1872 (25/10) registered cover to Kishinev, Russia from Church of Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem franked 1867 10s horizontal pair on reverse and 15s pair with one stamp folded over to reverse tied by four Gerusalemme cds, straight-line RECOM and FRANCO handstamps, remains of five wax seals and arrival cds on reverse, opened-out for display.
(Palestine) 1882 registered cover to Mocenigo di Bumo, Italy franked fine printing 10sld. pair tied Jerusalem Gerusalemme cds, ‘RECOM.’ handstamp with m/s number to left, reverse with Triest and Cles transit cancels and five red wax seals with discernable Coat of Arms; a fine cover.
(Palestine) 1906 parcel card to Trieste bearing single franking 10pi. surcharge tied Jerusalem Osterr. Post cds, reverse with cyrillic transit and arrival cds; left-hand portion of card removed, a scarce single franking
(Post Offices in Crete) 1898 (24 Nov) printed soldier’s envelope ‘From’ “Lca Sgt F. Pagett 5th Fusiliers Crete”, endorsed bottom left corner “British Forces Crete” , stamp cancelled Candia Oesterreichische Post cds, reverse with Dover Station Office cds; some slight faults to envelope, opened-out for display a rare and unusual item of mail from the International Peace-Keeping Force in Crete.
1767 folded entire from Smyrne, forwarded at Salonique by "Tavernier" (recorded by Rowe in 1767 only), held for three weeks and then sent to Naples where disinfected, a yellow cursive 'SALONICO' applied in transit at Rome by the Neapolitan Post Office; a rare item.
1847 outer letter sheet to Trieste bearing two-lined ‘CONSTANTINOPLE’ handstamp, St Andrews Cross indicating payment to destination.
1852 entire to Trieste bearing two-line Smyrne handstamp, St Andrews Cross indicating payment to destination, annotated to go via Lloyd Austriaco line.
1863 cover bearing "Consulat de France/en Epiro" handstamp to Constantinople bearing 'JANINA' date stamp, two straight-line 'FRANCO' handstamps, arrival backstamp of Austrian Post Office and large part flattened red wax seal of Consulate.
1884 5sld postal stationery card to Philippopel, Bulgaria with fine Constantinopel despatch and Filippopel cds, both of the Austrian Offices; fine condition.
1894 (24/10) ’20 PARA 20’ on 5k stationery card tied fine Kerassunde Osterr. Post cds to Constantinople with arrival cancel of Austrian Office at left; good commercial item.
1896 (7/2) '20 Para 20' on 5k. reply stationery card with outer section to MELLENBACH, Austria and cancelled 'BEIRUT/OESTERREICHES POST', arrival cds to left of 16/2. The reply section returned to Beirut on 22/4 with arrival cds of 2/5. Each card with long messages. The outward card with vertical crease and cards separated although is likely they were once a pair.
1899 (17/12) ’20 PARA 20’ on 5k stationery card tied by Kerassunde Osterr. Post cds to Paris, redirected within the city, with entry cds and redirection cds.
1904 insured parcel card to Switzerland franked 5pi on 1k. and 10pi. on 2k. tied Constantinopel I date stamps, Vienna transit at base, fine condition.