366. Auktion März 2018

Hierapetra 1899: Free of charge military envelope, handstamped with clean "HIERAPETRA 12.Avril.99" cds, sent to France via "La Canée". Additional military h/s "HIERAPETRA CRETE Commandant d'Armes", very rare and desirable

Hierapetra 1899: Free of charge military envelope, handstamped with clean "HIERAPETRA 2.Mars.99" cds, sent to France via "La Canée". Additional military h/s "Secteur Français, Affaires Indigènes - HIERAPETRA", very rare and desirable

Hierapetra 1899: Front franked with 15c +1pi/25c Sage, tied with three very clean "HIERAPETRA 3.Fevr.99" cds & octagonal "R" marking, sent to France. Very rare registered mail from this small Post Office

Neapolis 1899: Small cover bearing the handstamp "District NEAPOLIS Le Lieutenant Commandant" and his signature, franked with 15c Sage, tied with "CANDIE 5.Aout.99", "sent to Paris via "La Canée" cds. Very rare and clean

San-Nicolo 1899: 1c Sage wrapper canceled with two strikes "SAN NICOLO 6.Juin.99" cds, addressed to Paris. Address erased by ink, otherwise very rare

San-Nicolo 1899: Free of charge cover sent from "Bordeaux 10.Mars.99, addressed to a soldier at the island of Spinalonga, via "HIERAPETRA 20.Mars.99", "SAN-NICOLO 21.Mars.99" (faint) and "SITIA 22.Mars.99". The three rarest French postmarks of Crete found on one cover! Clean, reduced at right, very desirable

San-Nicolo 1899: Free of charge mourning cover with "SAN NICOLO 4.Janv.99" cds, together with blue military "4eme Régiment d'Infanterie de la Marine Attaché à l'Ile de CRETE / Chef de Bataillon, Commandant" addressed to Paris via "LA CANEE". The rarest French postmark used in Crete. Clean, a must for the French Crete

Sitia 1897: Free of charge military envelope handstamped with "SITIA 15.Juin.97" cds, sent to Paris, rare and desirable

Sitia 1897: Free of charge military envelope handstamped with "SITIA 15.Oct.97" cds, together with faint "8e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, Bataillon de Crète, Conseil Eventuel", sent to Paris, scarce

Sitia 1897: Free of charge military envelope handstamped with "SITIA 20.Aout.97" cds, together with clean "8e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine, Bataillon de Crète, Conseil Eventuel", initially addressed to Tananarive Madagascar, but sent to Villeneuve s/Lor, very interesting and desirable

Sitia 1898: Free of charge military envelope handstamped with faint "SITIA 29.Mars.98" cds, sent to Paris, with additional naval h/s "Marine Française", rare -flap missing

Sitia 1899: Free of charge military envelope (embossed "Union des Femmes de France"), handstamped with clean "SITIA 20.Mars.99" cds, sent to Algeria via "La Canée". Additional naval h/s "Marine Française", rare and desirable -roughly opened

LEVANTE: 1893/1913, French Offices in Cavalle, Dedeagatch, Port Lagos and Crete, selection of mint & used. Better include Cavalle 10c type I mint, 2 and 4pi and 8pi (x3) used, as well as 1902/03 sets (2 mint, 2 used). Also, Port Lagos 1893 set (x2) and a few extras of the high values. Dedeagatch with numerous good stamps including one 10c type I used, several high values mint and used, and 1902/13 sets (2 mint, 2 used). Crete is loaded with mint and used, looks like two complete country sets (one mint, one used) with extra high values of 5fr,  second set high values in mint and/or used condition. Also, a group of twelve philatelic covers franked with various high values, great lot for study

AEGEAN ISLANDS: Chio 1852/53: Two entire folded letters with datelines "Scio li 13,8bre.1852" and "Scio le 23.Novembre.1853", both endorsed & posted by forwarding agent "Pant. Mainetti, Smyrna" from "SMYRNE 27.Oct.52" & "7.Dec.53" respectively with "PP' in black, sent to "Lyon" cds. Carried by "Paquebots de la Mediterranée" (boxed markings). Rated "10" décimes on reverse, scarce origin

Metelin 1845: Entire folded letter with dateline "Metelino 24.1.1845", stamped & posted by forwarding agents "Couturier Salzani Fils", carried by "Paquebots de la Mediterranée" (sender's note). Two vertical disinfection slits, rare cover without any postal marking

Metelin 1852: Entire folded letter with dateline "Metelino li 26.Dicembre.1852", with the cursive "Mételin", sent via "SMYRNE 28.Dec.52" cds. Carried by the "Paquebots de la Mediterranée" (boxed, in orange). Manuscript to pay postage due "10" décimes. Extremely rare, a must for the Lesvos island Postal Historians

Metelin 1858: Cover of folded letter franked with 10c (3 margins) +40c (foxed), tied with PC "3771", with boxed "PP" and "METELIN 22.Mai.58" on the cover, carried by the "Paquebots de la Mediterranée" (boxed, in orange). Arrival cds in Marseilles, Rare, but poor strikes

Metelin 1859 (Ayvalik): Entire folded letter written in Greek, dateline "Kydoniae 5.Nov.1859", franked with 10c +40c (both with 3 margin), tied with very fine PC "3771", with boxed "PD" and "METELIN 19.Nov.59" on the cover, sent to "Syros 11.Nov.59" (old Style) arrival cds. Rare, but poor strike of the Metelin cds

Metelin 1869: Entire folded letter written in Greek, franked with 40c tied with fine GC "5084", with boxed "PD" and "METELIN 14.Juin.69" (all markings in blue) on the cover, sent to "Athens 8.Juin.69" (old Style) arrival cds. Some imperfections of the entire and vertical folding. The Gros Chiffre cancellation of Metelin is more rare than the PC, missing from many collections

Samos 1893/1900, Overprinted French Sage Type Issue, selection of mint & used including multiples and some covers. Mint singles include 10c black type I (x2), 2pi on 50c (x3), 4pi on 1fr (x4), one 8pi on 2fr and 20pi on 5fr (x3) among others. Mint pairs or blocks include blocks of four or larger of 5c green, and blocks of four (top pair hinged, bottom never hinged) of 15c to 2pi  and 20pi; and a mint never hinged pair of 8pi. Numerous used included, three philatelic registered covers of the two high values (one of 8pi, two of 20pi) and some used on fragments. Overall very fine.

Samos 1895/1912: 8 items franked with Vathy or Levant stamps, showing the usage of both cds of this Post Office, three registered cover included, fine -very fine

DODECANES: Rhodes 1855: Entire folded letter in Greek with dateline "Rhodes 10/22.June.1855", posted from "RHODES 24.Juin.55", sent to "Syros 19.June" (old style), via "Smyrne" cds, with red manuscript postage due "80" lepta. Usual wear and tear and toning

Rhodes 1897/23: 11 items franked with Levant or French (only a front) stamps, nice selection with a blue cds in 1897, a registered with 2pi/50c on 1901 etc

MACEDONIA: Cavalle (1872): 10c Ceres, canceled with genuine GC "5156" in blue, very rare

Cavalle 1894/1914: 5 items (one fragment), franked with various Cavalle values and one French postal card, tied with three different types "CAVALLE TURQUIE" & "CAVALLE" cds. Hard to collect and very fine condition

Salonica 1868/77: 7 entire folded letters or covers (one not prepaid) sent to France, Italy, Constantinople and Patras, showing postmarks PC "4012", GC "5095", SALONIQUE Turquie", "SALONIQUE Turquie d'Asie" and "ITALIE SALONIQUE", very interesting and hard to collect

Salonica 1880/1914: 18 items with various frankings and postmarks, some rare, i.e. a cover sent to Greece on the early days of the Liberation of Salonica, a postcard with "TURQUIE" removed from the cds, etc

THESSALY: Volo 1881: Large fragment franked with yellow 25c Sage, tied with faint oily blue "VOLO 31.Mars.81" cds and linear "Coi Postali Francesi", one of the famous markings used on covers used on mail from Volo

THRACE: Dedeagatch 1894/1915: 8 items with various frankings and postmarks, some rare, i.e. two covers with "TURQUIE" removed from the cds.

Port Lagos 1895: Envelope franked with overprinted 25c Sage, tied with "PORT-LAGOS 13.Janv.95" cds in violet, sent to Constantinople (arrival cds), Rare commercially used cover

AEGEAN ISLANDS: 1932, Garibaldi, Fifteen complete sets, one general issue and one for each of the islands including Castellorizo, all fresh and well centered for the issue, most likely canceled-to-order as usual. 

1934, Football Issue 20c, 25c (x2) and 50c with a 5c Second Pittorica on a cover from "COO 19.7.34" cds to Austria. Clean, very fine, highly desirable.

1912/29, Italian Offices, Group of over forty covers and fragments with a variety of different islands' cancels to numerous destinations in Italy, Germany, other Aegean Islands, Greece, etc. Noticed an interesting duo from Leros, most covers are from the smaller islands such as Casos, Simi, Stampalia, Lipso, Nisiros, Kalki, Patmos, Scarpanto and Calimno

1912/38, worthwhile group of mint and used that includes among the numerous stamps in glassines items such as 1912 Egeo set of two, various island overprinted sets, Ferrucci mint complete sets for 13 islands, complete used Augustus and Triennale, Castellorizo first & second overprint sets mint, 1923 Map set canceled, etc. Also, some interesting cancels such as "SALACO," "MUNICIPIO HALKIA," and much more. 

1936/44, Italian and WWII German Military Administration, Postal Stationery Issues, five pieces including one canceled-to-order with "LINDO (RODI EGEO)" cds and another with three airmail stamps affixed, also canceled-to-order; also, "CALINO" and "LERO" 31.3.47 - on 1.4.47 the islands came under Greek control. Another with Italian airmail stamp affixed, canceled-to-order with the difficult "SANTA MARINA" (Leros) cds.  

Calimnos 1912/42: Group of eleven properly franked and used covers, starting as early as October, 1912 with an Italian Aegean 25c, then on to registered and regular covers franked with Calimno overprint stamps and sent to various destinations primarily in Italy and Germany, a cover franked with an Italy pair tied by scarce "RR. POSTE ITALIANE KALYMNO (EGEO)" cds; three censored covers from 1941-42 to Sweden, Greece and Germany, franked with second Pittorica stamps and, on one cover with airmail stamps. Very nice