373. Auktion

MONT ATHOS, RUSSIAN MONASTERIES, BEFORE 1914: Printed leaflets most on thin paper and mostly in uncirculated condition prepared by the Russian monasteries and skete as advertising material for posting to Russia. Over 100 items, very interesting for understanding how fund-raising was organised

MONT ATHOS RUSSIAN MONASTERIES, BEFORE 1914: Printed leaflets most on thin paper and mostly in uncirculated condition prepared by the Russian monasteries and sketes as advertising material for posting to Russia. Over 30 different items, an excellent basis for a study

MONT ATHOS: Internal courier mail between monasteries on Mt. Athos, about 100 items mostly in Greek and Russian. Little is known about how the service operated but letters normally have a seal (wax, handstamp or paper). Sometimes they are written on illustrated lettersheets. This extraordinary group provides the basis for a specialised exhibit collection, over 100 items

WORLD WAR ONE, 1913/17: Group telegrams to Mt. Athos with military censor and postal marks (11 items)

UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC, 1923: Passport issued in Odessa for travel to Turkey, with Turkish quarantine document, visas and endorsements. Rare and unusual item. "Proletaires de tous le pays unissez-vous"

Small box with unclassified remainder material, very mixed condition but including many interesting items

The Stavros Christou collection of "The Greeks in South Russia" comprising exclusively material illustrated in his book published in 2009, with over 120 picture postcards and over 100 official and commercial documents all of which are identified and described in the book. A unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of a pioneer researcher. A copy of his book is included in the lot

Cote of Arms 1 kr. gold-yellow, type Ib, vertical strip of three, fresh colour and good to large margins all around, tied by clear cds. “ÖDENBURG 17.6.(56)” to entire letter to Vienna with arrival mark, strip oft three on the left margin with glazed light print trace, otherwise fine multiple franking, signed Ferchenbauer VÖB with certificate (2009) (Ferchenbauer 3.250,-)

1850, 6 kr. deep brown, 2 kr. black and 1 kr. orange, all type III and small to good margins all around, tied by cds. “PEST 3.4.(54)” to letter sheet to Szegedin with arrival mark, letter horizontal folded, otherwise fine and fresh colour franking, signed Ferchenbauer VÖB with certificate (1993) (Ferchenbauer 4.500,-)