366. Auktion März 2018

Canea 1900: 1pi/25C 1900 tied on cover with "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 31.7.00" cds, sent to Munich. Εarly usage (21st day). Rare on cover (high catalogue value), nice condition, some hinge remnants

Canea 1900: 1pi/25C 1900 tied on mourning cover with "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 16.8.00" and "17.8.00", two different datestamps, sent to Paris. Rare on cover (high catalogue value), nice condition

Canea 1900: 25C 1893 tied on corner cover with "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 29.1.00" datestamp, sent to Benghazi. Very early usage (first month) on civilian mail, ink stain and folding. A very desirable item for the collectors of Crete

Canea 1901: 60C Parcel Post form 1890, used at "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 27.5.01" for a parcel sent to Geneva, very scarce and clean, with the usual pinholes

Canea 1907: 10C 1906 tied on picture postcard with "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 15.3.07" datestamp, sent to Tubingen Germany. Rare stamp, very rare on document (high catalogue value), good condition

Canea 1909: 1L Parcel Post form 1905, canceled with faint "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 1.6.09" for a parcel sent to Geneva, very scarce with wear and tear 

Canea 1910: Pair of 40C 1910 tied on registered corner cover with "LA CANEA Ufo Postale Italiano 25.4.10" cds, sent to Vienna. Scarce stamp, rare on document, very fine condition

ALBANIA: Argyrocastro 1918/19: Two locally censored envelopes (one registered), franked with 5C +pair of 10C, tied with "Poste Italiane ARGIROCASTRO 9.3.19" and "6.11.18" cds, both sent to Egypt. Scarce and fine

Himara 1916: Censored registered envelope, overfranked by the sender, all the stamps tied with "Poste Italiane HIMARA (Albania) 22.12.16" cds, sent to "THESSALONIKI 16.Jan.17" cds via "Valona" (censorship) and "Bologna" cds. Rare and very fine, ink stain

Himara 1917/18: Two censored envelopes, both franked with 25C, tied with "Poste Italiane HIMARA (Albania) 30.8.17" and "6.11.18" cds, sent to "Minia" and "Port-Said" cds respectively, via "Valona" (censorship). Rare and fine, some imperfections

Himara 1918: Censored envelope, franked with 5x5C, tied with "Poste Italiane HIMARA (Albania) 20.7.18" cds, sent to "Port-Said" cds via "Valona" (censorship). Rare and fine, stain

Kanina 1916, Italian Post Offices in Levant and Valona, philatelic cover franked with complete 1909/11 Valona set and 1906 and 1910 Italian Levant Special Delivery stamps tied by "KANINA (VALONA)" cds. Some light toning, otherwise very fine and seldom seen. 

Premeti 1917: Censored registered envelope, franked with 10C +40C, tied with "Poste Italiane PREMETI 26.11.17" cds, sent to "Lowell USA" cds via "Valona" (censorship). Rare commercially used and fine, one corner torn

Premeti 1917: Censored registered envelope, franked with 50C, tied with "Poste Italiane PREMETI 9.8.17" cds, with unusual registration label, sent to "Bern" cds via "Valona" (censorship). Rare and very fine

Premeti 1918: Censored registered envelope, franked with 10C +40C, tied with "Poste Italiane PREMETI 11.2.18" cds, sent to "Bern" cds via "Valona" (censorship). Rare and very fine

OCCUPATION WW I and II: Santi Quaranta 1917: Cover franked with pair of 5C +10C, tied with "Base Navale S. QUARANTA 17.Mag.1917" violet cds, censored by the Commander, sent to Italy. Scarce and fine, roughly opened at the top

1941, WWII Occupation of the Ionian Islands, Postal Stationery Issues, Argostoli typographical Cefalonia and Ithaca type II overprint with isola instead of isole on Greece 1939, 1dr & 8dr postal stationery envelope with rounded flap. Very fine and scarce.

1941/43, WWII Italian Occupation of Corfu Postal Stationery Issues,  Corfu unused 5dr red postal stationery card, very clean and very fine.

AEGEAN ISLANDS: Chios 1860: "Compagnie Russe CHIO 18.2.60" double framed rectangle in blue, on stampless entire folded letter sent to Volo. This letter is reported in Tchilinghirian (ex Snegireff collection), extremely rare, a must for the Russian Levant collections

Chios 1865: "5" diamond of small dots cancellation in blue, tying a 2pi 1865 on entire folded letter (dateline 15.May.1865, old Style) sent to Jaffa Palestine (Papazis correpondence). Only one similar letter is reported in Tchilinghirian (supplement), extremely rare, backstamped by J.U. Schmitt

Chios 1867: "PORT CHIOS 16.Sept.67" cds in blue, tying a 2pi 1865 on entire folded letter sent to Jaffa Palestine (Papazis correpondence), scarce early period

Chios 1870: "PORT CHIO 31.Mar.1870" cds in blue, tying a pair of 3k on entire folded letter sent to "KONSTANTINOPOL 4.Apr.1870). The stamps were additionally canceled with a dotted pmk upon arrival, scarce and fine - very fine

Chios 1879: "CHIOS 3.Sep.-" cds in blue, tying 1K +5K on entire folded letter sent to "KONSTANTINople 8.Sep." Fine and scarce

Chios 1880: "CHIOS 13.Sep.80" cds with ornament in violet, tying upon arrival a 10K Russian stamp on corner cover sent from Odessa, some stain spots and cover imperfections (reduced at top)

Chios 1880: "CHIOS 15.Jan.-" cds in blue, tying 1K +5K on cover of folded letter sent to Alep via "ALEXANDRETTA 19.Jan." (faint strike. The receiver paid 1,50Pi for the route Alexandretta-Alep, with 6x10pa damaged Ottoman stamps, tied with "ALEP 2.Fevr.1880". Always desirable mixed franking

Chios 1890s: "R.O.P.iT Agentst. CHIOSA 20.Nov.-" oval date stamp in grey (faint), tying upon arrival a 10K Russian stamp on corner cover sent from Odessa. Roughly opened at top, scarce

Chios 1911: "R.O.P.iT. CHIOS 12.XI.1911" blue cds, tying 20pa +1pi +2pi Russian Levant on registered corner cover to London, via Smyrna & Constantinople. Scarce, with some stains

CRETE: Candia 1861: "Comp. Russe de Navigat. a Vap. & de Com. Agence de CANDIE" (with bicephalous eagle) circular negative seal in blue, on stampless entire folded letter sent to "SYROS 9.Apr.61" cds, rated "20" lepta due marking. Only two or three covers known from this short lived Ropit Office, very attractive showpiece Provenance: Fabergé

DODECANES: Rhodes & Chio: "PORT RODOS" cds in blue tying a 2pi on fragment, offered together with "PORT CHIOS" on two fragments with 2pi first issue and 2x20pa second issue, very scarce

Rhodes 1868: "PORT RODOS 11.Fev.1868" cds in blue, tying two 2pi on entire folded letter sent to Constantinople. Unusual multiple franking from an extremely rare Russian Post Office, some imperfections

OCCUPATION OF CRETE: 1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, complete set on horizontally laid paper, the key 2m red with huge margins, 1m blue & 2m black with remnant, 2m red lightly hinged, and 1m green appears never hinged. Backstamped, key by Zeis. 

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, in canceled blocks with blue "RETHYMNON" straightline: 1m blue type I block of four with violet control mark, tied to fragment; 2m rose red on laid paper with blue control mark, rich color, nice margins all around, horizontal crease affecting top pair and lower right stamp with diagonal crease, mainly visible from the back, scarce; 1m yellow green on laid paper block of eight, with blue control, very fine; 2m black in four blocks of four, two on wove paper, each with either violet or blue control and two on laid paper, the one with violet control having a horizontal crease.

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, the 1m blue type I, with clear and distinct double impression. Great color, nice margins for this, violet control mark and canceled-to-order with blue "RETHYMNON" straightline. Backstamped extremely rare.  

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, the 2m on horizontally laid paper. A very nice group that includes an uncatalogued single without any control marks, an unused single in a similar shade, a red hue on thinner paper, three singles and a pair of the rose red hue, one with a crease, several are backstamped.  

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m blue on quadrilled paper, with control mark, unused no gum, backstamped. Very Fine.

1899, Provisional Handstamp Issue, 2m bright carmine red on wove, uncatalogued color without any control mark, rich color, clear margins all around, unused no gum, scarce.