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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - CORFU(?) - CLOTH BAG SENT BY POST WITH SILVER/GOLD COINS TO SANTA MAURA; Remarkable c.1860 small cloth bag (remains of red wax seals across the centre where it had been secured with cord during transit) addressed to "ATTE 229, Sta Maura" (the initials ATTE standing for the Santa Maura commercial firm of Petros Stamatopoulos Bros.) with what is thought to be a faint partial "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE CORFU" mark on the reverse. Rare example of special package for coins sent by post between the islands. [Acquired by the vendor directly from a descendant of the Stamatopoulos family.] Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - ITHACA - PAIR OF OFFICIAL COVERS WITH OVAL"FRANCA" MARKS & DIFFERENT NAMESTAMPS, ETC.; 1825 EL (damaged) to Argostoli from Castos (tiny islet) endorsed "from Calamos" with v. fine rare 2-ring "ISOLA D'ITACA" on the front, and 1827/32 pair of ELs from Ithaca to Calamos or Corfu each with fine to v. fine rare Ithaca oval-framed "FRANCA" - the first also with oily encircled "DOGANA DI ITACA" cachet on the front, the other unusually endorsed "Raccomand d/3" (registered mail prepaid 3d) with v. fine rare fancy oval "ITACA" d.s. on the flap. Prestamp mail from Ithaca is hard to find. (3 covers) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL £360
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - ITHACA - OVAL "FRANCA" WITH FANCY D.S. (OFFICIAL TO CALAMOS) OR BLUE 2-RING "POSTA PAGATA" (TO CORFU); 1838 EL (light toning & some weak folds) from Ithaca to Calamos endorsed "Servicio" (Customs business) with a very fine rare Ithaca oval-framed "FRANCA" on the front and matching fancy oval "ITACA" d.s. on the flap; plus 1858 EL to Corfu with v. fine blue small 2-ring "IOAKH" cds and matching mainly v. fine 2-ring Ithaca "POSTA PAGATA" and red crayon "1d paid]" all on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL £240
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - LIXURI/PAXO - RED 2-RING "LIXURI DI CEFALONIA" OR SMALL RED BOXED "FRANCA" MARKS; 1836 front to Zante with mainly fine large rare red 2-ring "LIXURI DI CEFALONIA"; plus fine 1824 EL from "Paxo" to Corfu with v. fine small rare red boxed Paxo "FRANCA" beside m/s "1½" on the front. (2 items) £160
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - PAXO - RARE RED ENCIRCLED "POSTA DELL' ISOLA DI PAXO", SMALL "POSTA PAGATA", ETC.; 23 June 1828 EL from Paxo to Corfu with mainly very fine rare red encircled "POSTA DELL' ISOLA DI PAXO" and mainly fine large Corfu 'Arms' mark on the front, 1845 E with fair rare Paxo small 2-ring "POSTA PAGATA" on the front with matching fair fancy oval "PAXO" d.s. on the flap, and 1847 E from Corfu to Paxo with v. fine small 2-ring Corfu "POSTA PAGATA". Paxo mail is rare. (3 covers) £360
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - SANTA MAURA - RARE LARGE 2-RING "ISOLA DI SANTA MAURA" OR OVAL "FRANCA" MARKS ON INTER-ISLAND MAIL; 24 Mar. 1827 EL (minor wear) from S. Maura to Cephalonia with partly fine large 2-ring "ISOLA DI SANTA MAURA" unusually with manuscript "F3/franca/5 April/1827" in centre (rare thus; the F stands for farthings); plus 1831 EL (worn central crease clear of marks & some wear from damp) from S. Maura to Corfu endorsed "Raccomandata/[P. Isola Lixouri?]" in red (Registered mail) with mainly v. fine rare black oval-framed S. Maura "FRANCA" and partly fine matching fancy oval "Sta MAURA" d.s. on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL £200
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - ZANTE - COVERS TO CORFU WITH LARGE RED 2-RING "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" MARKS - "Free" OR WITH "FRANCA"; 20 Dec. 1817 EL with partly fine red 2-ring "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" but also with mainly v., fine blue-green Corfu boxed "FRANCA" partly overstruck by large part fine matching 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE"; plus 5 Jan. 1820 EL (in English; some light toning and internal faults) endorsed "Con un Paccheto consegnato al Capt. D. Plarino" (contents reveal this was s ample of cloth for sale) with two overlapped fine to v. fine large red 2-ring "ISOLA/DI ZANTE" marks with "Free" in the centre of one. Good pair; a Prepaid letter and a Consignee's letter. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FREES £300
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - ZANTE - PREPAID MAIL TO CORFU/KYTHIRA - 2-RING "POSTA PAGATA" OR CERIGO BOXED "FRANCA"; Fine 1850 EL (Sardinian consular cachet across seal) to Corfu with very fine small blue 2-ring Zante "POSTA PAGATA" on the front and matching v. fine fancy oval "ZANTE" d.s. nicely placed on the top flap; plus small 1854 E to Cerigo (Kythira Island) with part Zante d.s. and v. fine rare large black double-boxed Cerigo "FRANCA" on the front. Both prepaid the 2d rate, and both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers) £300
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LATER PRESTAMP INTER-ISLAND MAIL, 1815-1864 - ZANTE - RARE BOXED "EIIIEHMON" (OFFICIAL PAID) OR OVAL "A( )II" (POST PAID) MARKS ON COVERS; 1856 env. ex Corfu to Zante with v. fine fancy 2-ring blue "ZAKYNTHOS" arrival cds on the front beside matching very rare triple-boxed Zante "???S????" (Official Paid) mark [ex Rothchild & Barr]; plus 7 Dec. 1864 E (some edge-wear faults) from Zante (part fancy blue 2-ring "ZAKYNTHOS" cds) to Cephalonia with very fine blue Zante oval-framed "A( )II" (post paid) mark on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - AUSTRIA - CEPHALONIA TO TRIESTE WITH CORFU F.A.C. + CORFU TO SABIONCELLO VIA RAGUSA; 16 Mar. 1858 EL sent unpaid to "Sabioncello" (then in Austria, now Peljesac in Croatia) with v. fine small "CORFU" cds on the front and v. fine scarce "RAGUSA/23.MARo." on the flap; plus rare 20 Dec. 1861 unpaid E to Trieste from "Cefalonia" (sender's commercial oval blue cachet on the front) but posted from "CORFU" (fine small cds) with a previously unrecorded (by Rowe et al) small blue oval Forwarding Agent cachet of "G. ASTARITA/CORFU" all on the front. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, FORWARDING AGENTS £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - AUSTRIA - RARE CORFU COVER SENT BY LLOYD AUSTRIACO SHIP WITH "COL VAPORE/D/ALESSANDRIA; Fine 22 May 1858 EL from "Corfu" to Trieste endorsed "Col. Vap. d'Alessandria" by the sender and so having a very fine scarce "COL VAPORE/D'ALESSANDRIA" on the front with "9[k]" charge and having red "TRIEST" backstamp. Very rare example of mail sent straight to the ship to avoid the Corfu postal system. [With copy of 2002 letter from Umberto del Bianco stating that only four examples of this routing for Ionian Is. mail are recorded.] Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: EGYPT, AUSTRIA, ITALIAN STATES, MARITIME MAIL £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - AUSTRIA - UNIQUE(?) COVER WITH THE BLUE-GREY OVAL "AGENCIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/CERIGO" CACHET; Fine 6 Dec. 1858 EL (with a PS signed by "A. Cavallini, the Austrian Lloyd Agent in Cerigo at this date; slight flap faults) from "Cerigo" (i.e. the Island of Kythira) to Trieste with a mainly very fine strike of the 'sun-burst' oval "AGENCIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO" mark in blue-grey with "CERIGO" in the middle (overstruck by v. fine Trieste "Let[tere]a arr[iva]ta per Mare" Ship Letter mark) on the front with v. fine red "Trieste" arrival cds on the top flap. Zaphiriou only recorded a single example of this mark - on a document of 1857 - so this appears to be the only example recorded on cover. Important Exhibition Item. [With 2004 Ferchenbauer certificate of genuineness. Ex Feldman May 2004 auction, lot 30614; realised 2,400CHF.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, MARITIME MAIL, ITALIAN STATES, FALSE £1,000
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - FRANCE - MAIL DIRECT TO MARSEILLES (EX ZANTE) OR VIA AUSTRIA (EX CEPHALONIA); 13 Oct. 1826 EL (French Consul in Zante cachet across seal) from "Zante" to Marseilles "Par Capitaine Portes"with disinfection chisel-slits and a mainly very fine large red 2-ring "ISOLE/DI ZANTE" on the flap; plus 30 Aug. 1840 E from Corfu (mainly fine large 'Arms' mark) to Paris with v. fine scarce Triest "Jonia." mark on the front with "AT" and "2 AUTR 2/HUNINGUE" entry-mark. Good pair showing the two routes. Early mail to France is surprisingly hard to find from the Ionian Islands. (2 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - FRANCE - LATER UNPAID MAIL ROUTED VIA AUSTRIA OR MISSENT TO ENGLAND(!); 22 June 1846 EL from "CORFU" (v. fine small cds on the front) to Lyons with red m/s "3" (prepaid) but extraordinarily Missent while in transit in Malta and there sent to Gibraltar instead of to Marseilles and so with London cds and v. fine red oval "PD" (cancelled); plus 1860/61 pair of Es (one with small lower flap removed) to Paris with small "CORFU" cds's, red Trieste "A" marks, red 2-ring "AUTRICHE/CULOZ" entry-marks and different ratings. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MISSENT MAIL, FALSE £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - FRANCE - BLUE "PAID/AT/ZANTE" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO MARSEILLE VIA MALTA; Fine 23 Oct. 1848 EL from "Zante" to Marseilles "via Malta" with very fine rare Blue "PAID/AT/ZANTE" Crowned Circle (light fold) nicely placed on the front with red manuscript "5[d]" - Packet rate to Malta - and with v. fine matching blue fancy oval "ZANTE" d.s. nearby with red manuscript "3[d]" - Ionian Is. outgoing rate, having a mainly very fine large "MALTA" cds (25 Oct.) across the join on the reverse, charged "7[decimes]" on delivery. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: FRANCE, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, MALTA, FALSE £400
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - FRANCE - BLUE "PAID/AT/ZANTE" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO MARSEILLE VIA MALTA; Fine 10 June 1849 EL from "Zante" to Marseilles "p. Vapore" with almost perfect strike of the rare Blue "PAID/AT/ZANTE" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front with red manuscript "5[d]" - Packet rate to Malta - and with v. fine matching blue fancy oval "ZANTE" d.s. nearby with red manuscript "3[d]" - Ionian Is. outgoing rate, having a mainly very fine large "MALTA" cds (12 June) on the top flap, charged "7[decimes]" on delivery. Highly visual Exhibition Quality Crowned Circle cover. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE £500
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - G.B. (IRELAND) - "H.M.S. DISPATCH, CORFU" COVER WITH GREEN FALMOUTH "MALTA/F" D.S., ETC.; 14 Oct. 1823 EL (closed tear clear of h.s. marks) from a British naval officer on "H.M.S. Dispatch, Corfu" to his father in "Kilderry, Derry, Ireland" with mainly very fine green Falmouth "MALTA/F" d.s. (28 Nov.; light crease) nicely placed on the top flap with varied rates due to redirection to Dublin with red m/s "Redirected at/[DERRY/118]" on the front and red Dublin "C" Inspector's "Crown" cancelling the "4/5" rate to change it to "5/3" in all. The writer says that letters should be addressed to his ship at Malta, rather than at Corfu. Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, CORNWALL, MALTA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - G.B. - DIFFERENTLY RATED MAIL VIA FALMOUTH/TRIESTE WITH OVAL 'ARMS' OR 3-RING "OFFICIO..."; 20 Jan. 1834 EL (family contents; with disinfection chisel-slits and scorched reverse) from "Cephalonia" to Scotland "via Otranto" with mainly fine scarce 3-ring "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA GENERALE DI CEFALONIA" (of Corfu P.O.), red Trieste "Jonia." and oval-framed "Otranto" on the front charged "2/11", fine 1837 EL from Corfu charged "2/6" to Scotland with v. fine large Corfu 'Arms' mark on the front with fine green boxed Falmouth "½", and 1835 EL (address side dusted) charged "3/6" with the same marks but not so clear from a British Army Officer at "Vido" (the tiny islet off Corfu) with interesting contents. (3 covers) Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, AUSTRIA, DISINFECTED MAIL £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - G.B. - PREPAID & UNPAID MAIL EX ZANTE/CORFU VIA TRIESTE & PRUSSIA; 1853 env. (+ contents) ex Corfu (fine cds) prepaid "Via Trieste" with Coln/Verviers TPO red "P" in circle + backstamp, similar 1858/61 pair - with red TPO "P" along with blue "ZAKYNTHOS" (= Zante) cds and matching "FRANCO" (contents ref. local Opera etc.) or with the red TPO "P" and red Corfu cds + red Trist "W.L.30"(?), and 1862 E from "CORFU" (firm's cachet + blue cds) sent unpaid to Plymouth with blue Trieste h.s. "6" charged "1/-". Good group. (4 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, GERMAN STATES £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - GREECE - RARE "PAID/AT/CEPHALONIA" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO SYROS VIA ATHENS; Spectacular 22 Aug. 1846 EL from Cephalonia to "Sira" with an almost perfect strike of the very rare "PAID/AT/CEPHALONIA" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front beside a red manuscript "d5" (British Packet rate) with a very fine fancy oval "CEFALONIA" d.s. alongside and oval Greek "????T???SS???" (meaning 'overseas') beside the "50[lepta]" arrival charge. The rarest of the three Ionian Islands Crowned Circles and of Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, GREECE £750
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - GREECE - "PAID/AT/CORFU" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER TO PATRAS VIA ATHENS BY BRITISH SHIP; 19 June 1852 EL (a couple of stained sellotape repairs well clear of marks) from Corfu to "Patrasso" endorsed "Con Vapore Inglese" with an almost perfect strike of the "PAID/AT/CORFU" Crowned Circle nicely placed on the front beside a red manuscript "d5" (prepaid British Packet rate) with a poor matching "CORFU" cds alongside with red local "3[d]" rate also prepaid. Charged "10 [lepta]" on delivery with Athens backstamp. Cross Reference: GREECE, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - GREECE - CEPHALONIA OR CORFU COVERS WITH OVAL OR 2-RING PREPAID MARKINGS, ETC.; 1856/57 pair from Cephalonia to Patras/Syros with mainly v. fine blue oval "A II" marks with red rates in manuscript inside (one also with v. fine fancy oval matching blue d.s.), and 1830/45 quartet from Corfu to Athens(2)/Patras(2) by Austrian Ships (2), British ship "Index" with 3 having fine to very fine small 2-ring Corfu "POSTA PAGATA" marks. Fine lot. (6 covers) Cross Reference: GREECE £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - GREECE - UNPAID CORFU TRANSIT COVER EX TRIESTE WITH LARGE HERMES HEADS AS POSTAGE DUES; 23 Sept. 1871 EL sent unpaid to AThens with v. fine oval "TRIEST" cds on the front, endorsed "Col Vapore d'Alessandria Via Corfu" with Kerkyra [= Corfu] transit cds on reverse, charged "70 [lepta]" and so with overlapped Greek Large Hermes Head 10l Yellow-orange on Blue-green + 20l Sky-blue (light crease) + 40l Rose on Greenish (all mainly with 3m) tied by two mainly fine Athens cds's. Attractive cover from the Greek P.O. period. Cross Reference: GREECE, POSTAGE DUE COVERS, AUSTRIA, FALSE £150
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - RARE EARLY "CORFU" S. LINE ON DISINFECTED COVER ABOUT PLAGUE EPIDEMIC; 22 Jan. 1816 EL (heavily scorched & with chisel-slits of disinfection) from the Corfu's Health Officer (blue 2-ring fancy cachet across the seal) to his opposite number in Naples endorsed "Servizio Publico" having a mainly very fine rare early "CORFU" straight-line mark (the French P.O. mark; only recorded on a handful of covers during this British period - all being sent from the Corfu Health Service like this) on the front beside the fancy red oval Naples mark. The letter concerns an ongoing epidemic in Noja (Bari) and measured taken in Corfu to prevent its appearance there, and so entirely understandably the letter has been thoroughly disinfected. [This important cover is described in Zaphiriou, pp.116-117.] [Ex Hut.] Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL, ITALIAN STATES, FALSE £400
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - CORFU/S. MAURA/ZANTE COVERS TO NAPLES/LIVORNO/VENICE (WITH RED "LEVANTE"); 1817 EL (disinfection scorching) from Corfu to Naples with partly fine large blue-green 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" and fine "OTRANTO" on the front, 1820 E from Santa Maura to Livorno with partly fine blue 2-ring Corfu "ISOLE/IONIE" and fine red "OTRANTO" transit marks, and 1826 EL from Zante to Venice with mainly fine large Corfu 'Arms' mark and v. fine red Venice "LEVANTE" on the front. (3 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL £260
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - CEPHALONIA/CORFU COVERS TO ITALY BY AUSTRIAN SHIPS; 1830 E (reverse with disinfection scorching) from Corfu to Otranto with spectacular Corfu Austrian Consular cachet and Corfu large 'Arms' & fancy oval d.s., 1851 EL from Corfu (oval d.s.) to Florence with v. fine 3-ring Trieste "AUSTRIA/No.1" on the front, and 1863 E from Cephalonia to Livorno with boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACO" and blue boxed Cephalonia "FRANCA". Scarce trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL, AUSTRIA, FALSE £150
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - BLUE TRIESTE "Jonia." WITH BOXED "Nette di fuora e/Netto di dentro" & WAX "SANITATIS" SEAL; Fine 5/6 Apr. 1835 EL from "Corfu" to Venice endorsed "d'Off[ici]o." (official Mail) with v. fine rare early Blue Trieste "Jonia." on the front with red m/s "3[d prepaid]" rate, but also having a very fine black boxed Trieste "Netto di fuora e/Netto di dentro" on the flap beside black Trieste Lazaretto seal ("...SANITATIS..."). Sent from the Austrian Consul to the Governor of Venice reporting an ourbreak of plague in Epirus. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Hut.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, DISINFECTED MAIL £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - BLUE TRIESTE "Jonia." WITH RED BOXED "Nette di fuora e/Netto di dentro" & WAX "SANITATIS" SEAL; 17 Feb. 1836 E (closed tears around seal) from Corfu to Venice endorsed "d'Off[ici]o." (Official Mail) with v. fine rare Blue Trieste "Jonia." on the front with no postal rate (charged "15" on reverse), but also having two very fine red boxed Trieste "Netto di fuora e/Netto di dentro" disinfection marks on the reverse (one across join and one with closed tear) beside spectacular red wax seals of the Austrian Consul in Corfu and two Trieste Lazaretto seals ("SIGILLUM SANITATIS TERGESTI"). Sent from the Austrian Consul to the Governor of Venice. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Hut.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £400
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - BLUE TRIESTE "CORFU" WITH RED BOXED "Nette di fuora e/Netto di dentro" OF TRIESTE; 8 Nov. 1837 EL (overall light toning; small closed tears around seal) from Corfu to Venice endorsed "d'Off[ici]o." (Official Mail) with v. fine rare Blue Trieste "CORFU" transit mark on the front with "d6" postal rate, but also having a very fine red boxed Trieste "Netto di fuora e/Netto di dentro" disinfection mark on the reverse. Sent from the Austrian Consul to the Governor of Venice. Exhibition Quality. [Ex Hut & Driessens.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, ITALIAN STATES, DISINFECTED MAIL, FALSE £500
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ITALIAN STATES - PAIR FROM CERIGO WITH AUSTRIAN LLOYD "Ancona" OVALS + CEPHALONIA TO BOLOGNA; 1840/41 pair of ELs from "CERIGO" (fair fancy oval d.s. backstamps) to Pisa "Col Vapor Austriaco" having CORFU & ANCONA transits on the front but also both with mainly fine (blue or black respectively) oval-framed "AGENCIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO/Ancona" alongside; plus unusual 1864 env. from Cephalonia (fair blue fancy oval d.s. on reverse with matching blue "FRANCA" on the front) to Bologna with boxed "PIROSCAFI/POSTALI/AUSTRIACO" on the front with red crayon "2¾" and "X" on the front with red (Trieste?) "P.D". (3 covers) Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, MARITIME MAIL £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - MALTA - "PAID/AT/CORFU" CROWNED CIRCLE COVER WITH UNRECORDED(?) CORFU F.A.C.; 3 Nov. 1860 EL (2 sheets; minor wear) from F. Klissanich in "Corfu" to Malta endorsed on the front " P. Mezzo degli Sigr. Marchetti e Figli" with fair blue CORFU" cds and very fine matching BLUE "PAID/AT/CORFU" Crowned Circle on the front with red m/s "4[d] prepaid]" rate, but also having a mainly fine to v. fine blue double-oval "GIORGIO MARCHETTI & FIGLI/CORFU" Forwarding Agent's Cachet (not recorded by Rowe) on the top flap beside a faint Malta cds (6 Nov.). Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS, FORWARDING AGENTS £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - ROMANIA + RUSSIA - PAIR OF UNPAID CORFU COVERS - TO GALATZ/ST. PETERSBURG; Unusual 1856/62 pair of ELs both from "Corfu" (with small blue or black cds's on the front) to "Galatz" (deleted fair blue boxed Trieste "6½" on the front with varied manuscript rates and with Trieste/Galatz backstamps, or to "St. Petersbourg" with m/s rates and boxed "BERLIN POST EXP. II/ANHALT BAHN..." d.s. on the reverse. Rare destinations from the Ionian Islands. (2 covers) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, ROMANIA, AUSTRIA, FALSE £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - TURKEY - RARE CEPHALONIA P.O. RED MANUSCRIPT "Da Malta" ON COVER TO SMYRNA; Fine 16 Feb. 1830 EL (in Greek) from "Malta" to Smyrna "Par [Ship] La Providence" and posted in Cephalonia with a partly fine 3-ring "OFFICIO DELLA POSTA DI CEFALONIA" on the front and matching v. fine fancy oval "CEFALONIA" d.s. (part lost with seal) on the flap, but without any postal rate but with rare red manuscript "Da Malta" of the P.O. in Cephalonia. Very rare Malta endorsement that we do not recall having seen before. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: MALTA, TURKEY £200
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - TURKEY - MAIL FROM CEPHALONIA, CORFU & ZANTE TO CONSTANTINOPLE (3 WITH "LLOYD AGENZIE" CDS's); 1855/58 pair of ELs (latter with internal faults) to Cnople with mainly v. fine small "CORFU" cds or fancy blue oval Cephalonia d.s. (latter with v. fine matching blue boxed "FRANCA) on the front; plus 1862/63/64 trio of ELs from Zante to Cnople all with mainly v. fine large 2-ring blue "ZAKYNTHOS" cds's (1864 also with v. fine matching boxed blue "FRANCA" on the front) and all three with mainly fine to v. fine scarce blue (1862+1863 - latter affected by stain) or black (1864) "LLOYD AGENZIE/COSTANTINOPOLI" arrival cds backstamps. Unusual group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: TURKEY, AUSTRIA £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - U.S.A./MALTA - ZANTE COVER TO BOSTON WITH MALTA "P. EYNAUD & CO." BLUE OVAL F.A.C., ETC.; Remarkable 14 Mar. 1846 EL (some sellotape on flap and inside does not detract) from "Zante" to "Boston, U.S." routed "Via Marseilles" with fine Malta black "P-F/[2/-]" in oval overlapping a partial "MALTA/PAID" cds (17 Mar.; matching cds on flap) on the front along with a very fine fancy oval "Received and Forwarded/by/P. EYNAUD & Co./Malta" at top left (part overstruck by Liverpool transit d.s.) with London transit "PAID" cds (26 Mar.) and fair red arc "SHIP/6" arrival charge. Rare transatlantic routing. Cross Reference: MALTA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FORWARDING AGENTS, FALSE £300
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LATER PRESTAMP MAIL TO OVERSEAS, 1816-1871 - U.S.A./MALTA - ZANTE COVER TO BOSTON "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" & LONDON; 11 May 1848 EL from "Zante" to "Boston, U.S." routed "Via Southampton" to the Forwarding Agents "Baring brothers & Co. London" with v. fine blue fancy oval "ZANTE" d.s. on the front with red m/s "3[d prepaid]" and "1/- [prepaid]" redirected to Boston with fine London "PAID/L.S." cds on the front along with a very fine black G.B. h.s. "1/-" transatlantic rate mark and fine red Boston arc "SHIP/6" arrival charge; sent just two weeks before the start of the Retaliatory Rates Period. A good pair to the previous lot but by a different route. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FORWARDING AGENTS, FALSE £240
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUES, 1859-1861 - CORFU - VERY EARLY USAGE OF THE 1d BLUE ON COVER TO CEPHALONIA; 22 June 1859 EL (reinforced corner-folds but generally fine) from Corfu to "Cefalonia" with good 1859 1d Blue (4 close to wide margins all round; tiny marginal fault at top left) tied by two overlapping strikes of the 2-ring "CORFU" cds in grey-black with a further fine strike in blue alongside, having a mainly fine blue fancy oval Cephalonia arrival d.s. (crease) nearby. An excellent example of this elusive issue well tied by a handstamp on cover. [Initialled "AD" beside the stamp and with experts' tiny red mark and two signatures inside.] Rare and attractive cover with this short-lived and most attractive Perkins Bacon issue; these stamps were in use for less than 5 years, as the islands were finally ceded to Greece on 30 May 1864. Important Exhibition Item. £3,000
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUES, 1859-1861 - CEPHALONIA - RARE USAGE OF THE ½d ORANGE + 1d BLUE ON 1½d-RATE (BY AUSTRIAN STEAMER) COVER TO CORFU; Fine 16 July 1859 EL from Cephalonia to Corfu with 4-margined 1859 1d Blue (tied by indentation of "X") + 4-margined rare 1859 ½d Orange (crossed by ironed filing crease; possibly minutely touched at top right) both cancelled y black manuscript "X" markings with partly fine blue Cephalonia fancy oval d.s. (confused date; crease) on the front and with mainly fine blue 2-ring "CORFU" cds on the top flap; both stamps clearly belong to this cover. The 1½d rate represented 1d Ionian Is. postage + an extra ½d for carriage by the Austrian Lloyd steamer. A rare example of this rare rate (of which only 15 are recorded) and franking. Rare cover with two values of this short-lived and most attractive Perkins Bacon issue; these stamps were in use for less than 5 years, as the islands were finally ceded to Greece on 30 May 1864. [With 1979 Simmermacher Certificate of Genuineness.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA £3,000
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUES, 1859-1861 - CORFU - RARE USAGE OF THE ½d ORANGE + 1d BLUE ON 1½d-RATE (BY AUSTRIAN STEAMER) COVER TO CEPHALONIA; 30 Aug. 1859 E (reinforced inside around stamps, and other faults incl. some stains and most of the small lower flap removed) from Corfu to "Cefalonia" with near-4-margined 1859 1d Blue (shaved along the foot) + near-4-margined rare 1859 ½d Orange (touched at top right) tied to each other by a single mainly fine grey-black Corfu oval-framed "FRANCA" with mainly v. fine blue 2-ring "CORFU" cds alongside, along with a faint blue fancy oval Cephalonia arrival d.s. The ½d stamp has clearly been torn from the cover many years ago and then been carefully put back in the correct place; both stamps clearly belong to this cover. The 1½d rate represented 1d Ionian Is. postage + an extra ½d for carriage by the Austrian Lloyd steamer. A rare example of this rare rate (of which only 15 are recorded) and franking. Rare cover with two values of this short-lived and most attractive Perkins Bacon issue; these stamps were in use for less than 5 years, as the islands were finally ceded to Greece on 30 May 1864. [Ex Corinphila auction, Dec. 2007, lot 4170; realised CHF5,950=c.£2,542.] [With 1998 Simmermacher Certificate of Genuineness.] Cross Reference: AUSTRIA £1,500
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUES, 1859-1861 - CORFU - RARE OVERSEAS USAGE (TO G.B. VIA AUSTRIA) OF THE 1d BLUE ON COVER; 28 Cross Reference: May 1861 env. (some wear, mainly at edges; small hole just clear of stamp) from Corfu to Torquay "Via Trieste" with 4-margined 1859 1d Blue (close to wide margins all round)minutely tied (at top right) by a black manuscript "X" cancel with partly fine blue 2-ring "CORFU" cds alongside overstruck by a very fine red Trieste "P." in circle with "WL20"(?) at lower left of address and having a fine "TORQUAY" backstamp. Also having the Trieste P.O. diagonal pencil line across the address and matching "15/35" [kreutzer] rate calculation on the reverse. A rare example of this short-lived and most attractive Perkins Bacon issue used on cover to an overseas destination. Only a handful of covers to G.B. are recorded with this Ionian Islands issue. [With 1991 Holcombe Certificate of Genuineness.], AUSTRIA £3,000
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THE QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUES, 1859-1861 - ZANTE - RARE REVENUE USAGE OF THE 1859 2d CARMINE ON PART LEGAL DOCUMENT; c.1860 piece of a "POLIZIA EXECUTIVA" notarial document (in Greek) with 1s-10d imprinted Ionian Islands revenue stamp but also with a fine 4-margin 1859 2d Carmine tied by a light but clear boxed Zante P.O. pale blue "FRANCA" marking (28x7.5mm; see Zaphiriou p.213), presumably to make up the correct 2/- Revenue tax rate for this document. Rare and attractive Revenue usage of the Ionian Islands issue. Cross Reference: REVENUES £200
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - AUSTRIA/AUSTRIAN P.O. IN GREECE - STAMPLESS & STAMPED COVERS TO CORFU; 1858/62 trio to Corfu inc. 1858 EL (disinfection stains & chisel-slits) with v. fine "JANINA" (Austrian P.O. in Greece) and matching "FRANCO" (m/s "5/6" on reverse), 1861 E with mainly v. fine 2-ring "OREBICH" cds (Zara) rated "10/15" with "RAGUSA" transit d.s. on flap and Corfu pencil "d7" arrival charge, and 1862 EL with 15k Blue tied by v. fine boxed "TRIEST" d.s. with Corfu pencil "1[d]" arrival charge. (3 covers) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, DISINFECTED MAIL £150
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - FRANCE - STAMPLESS MAIL EX PARIS/MARSEILLES INC. SCARCE SMALL CORFU 'ARMS' MARK, ETC.; 1823/31 ELs prepaid from Paris/Marseilles to Corfu with "PORT PAYE" or "P 12 P/MARSEILLE" with different Milan "LT" marks - 1823 with fair blue 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" and 1831 with mainly v. fine scarce small oval Corfu 'Arms' mark - and part 1839 E from Paris prepaid to Corfu charged "3/6" on delivery. Mail from France is scarce. (3 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES £140
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GERMAN STATES (PRUSSIA) - UNPAID COVER FROM BERLIN TO CEPHALONIA; 20 Sept. 1844 EL (some faults) from Berlin to "Cefalonia via Triest" with v. fine "BERLIN" cds and mainly v. fine fancy oval "CORFU" cds (1 Oct.; crease) on the front with similar mainly v. fine oval "CEFALONIA" ds on the flap. Exceptional place of origin for mail to the Ionian Islands. Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES £150
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREAT BRITAIN - EARLY PREPAID MAIL TO CORFU (ONE BOXED "FRANCA") VIA FRANCE & ITALIAN STATES; Fine 18 July 1817 EL (typed transcript; good contents ref. mail routes etc. inc. "...I consider this a sheet of experiment to see how far secure the Overland Post [via Otranto] is...") from London to Corfu "Via Naples & Otranto" with "ANGLETERRE", but redirected to "Ceffalonia" with fair 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" and fine scarce large boxed Corfu "FRANCA"; plus 23 Aug. 1820 EL (faults) prepaid from Liverpool to Corfu "via Otranto" with "ANGLETERRE" + "MILANO/L.T" + faint 2-ring "ISOLE/IONIE" with m/s "51/4" in centre. Early for ingoing G.B. mail. (2 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, FRANCE £150
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREAT BRITAIN (IRELAND) - PREPAID MAIL TO CEFALONIA VIA FRANCE, NAPLES & CORFU; Remarkable 10 Mar. 1832 EL (light disinfection scorching + chisel-slits) from "Danesfort" with "CORK" cds on the flap prepaid "2/4" via Dublin (fair red 2-ring "MID/DAY/MAIL", London, France (red "ANGLETERRE"), Pisa, Naples & Corfu (fancy oval d.s. on flap and fair scarce small oval 'Arms' mark on the front) with v. fine fancy oval "CEFALONIA" d.s. (early use) on the front; with 13 transit marks noted in all and charged "Napoli 1/1 [+] Corfu 6[d =] 1/7" on delivery on the flap. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES £150
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREAT BRITAIN - LATER STAMPLESS MAIL VIA FRANCE & ITALY OR TRIESTE (WITH F.A. ENDORSEMENT); 1832/43 trio from London to Corfu; 1832 EL prepaid "1/11" routed "Via France & Italy" with mainly v. fine scarce small Corfu 'Arms' mark, 1838 EL "Via Paris overland not be Sea"(!) prepaid "1/7" and 1843 EL sent under cover to Triest (though endorsed "Via Calais & Trieste" with red "TRIEST/Franco" cdss and annotated as forwarded by "N.D. Spartali che vi saluta, Trieste" on the flap. The first two via Naples and the latter two with oval Corfu d.s. (3 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, AUSTRIA, FORWARDING AGENTS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY £160
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREAT BRITAIN - 1s-3d RATE COVER WITH 1d REDS + EMBOSSED 1/- WITH RARE BLUE CORFU H.S. "d/5/3/8" MARK; Rare 9 Jan. 1851 E from London to Corfu with cut-to-shape Embossed 1/- Green (not tied but clearly belongs) and 1841 1d Reds Strip of Three (faults; folded round edge originally tied by London "1" NUmerals with v. fine red oval London "PD" alongside, having unusual transit marks of "FRIEDRICH", "VERONA" & "TRIEST" but also having a superb strike of the rare blue Corfu Handstruck "d/5/3/8" Accountancy Mark (5d for Austrian ship + 3d Corfu rate) nicely placed on the front. The first stamped cover with this rare Corfu mark that we can recall having seen, and an unusual routing. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE, AUSTRIA, FALSE £400
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREAT BRITAIN - LATER STAMPED/STAMPLESS MAIL + "ROWLAND HILL" P.O. CIRCULAR; Fine 9 Mar 1857 small 2-side printed P.O. Circular (146x234mm) in the name of "ROWLAND HILL" ref. "MAILS FOR THE IONIAN ISLANDS BY PRIVATE SHIP"; plus 1859 unpaid EL from Manchester and 1861 env. with 1/- Green ex "HYTHE/KENT" both to Corfu Aachen transit marks. (3 items) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, KENT, ROWLAND HILL, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER £200
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INGOING OVERSEAS MAIL TO THE IONIAN ISLANDS, 1817-1863 - GREECE - RARE EARLY "SANTA MAURA" MARK ON "Free" DISINFECTED COVER EX EPIRUS; Fine 22 Aug. 1817 EL (scorched by disinfection but not unattractive) in Greek sent by the Ottoman Governor of Preveza (on the nearby Greek coast) to the Governor of St. Maura with a mainly very fine rare large Brown 2-ring "ISOLA DI SANTA MAURA" mark (with red m/s "Free" in centre) nicely placed on the front, without postal charge as an Official Mail item, but also endorsed "From Albania" by the P.O. Cross Reference: DISINFECTED MAIL, GREECE £200
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