373rd Auction
23-27 June 2020 in Wiesbaden
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MONT ATHOS, 1850/1914: Over 140 handwritten monastery documents in Greek and Russian, mostly relating to administrative matters. Many written on attractive illustrated notepaper, a few with Ottoman fiscal stamps and seals. A great opportunity for research
MONT ATHOS, 1860's: Two elaborately printed formulars each with images of 11 different skete seals. The documents to be signed by officials from each skete to acknowledge payment of 1 Gold lira
MONT ATHOS: From the 1870's, over 100 monastery documents showing an extraordinary range of different seals in use. Excellent basis for an attempt to catalogue the types used
MONT ATHOS: Collection of 20 bonds, cheques, IOU's, all different and for the period 1873-1936. Rare material often relating to large sums of money
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MONT ATHOS: Large lot with over 60 cheques, books, IOU's, from 1874 onwards. Some issued by the Russian Andreevski Skete, other Turkish and one British. Very scarce early banking material
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MONT ATHOS: Over 20 steel engravings of scenes on Mt. Athos published Moscow 1881, together with six later lithographs of the same scene
MONT ATHOS, 1880/1910: Invoices and receipts issued by Greek businesses in Karyes and Daphne. Some with Ottoman fiscal stamps. Very varied and interesting documents of daily life. Over 100 items
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MONT ATHOS, 1890/1910: Group of over 25 illustrated lettersheets and advertising material incl. chomolithographs; an attractive and varied lot
MONT ATHOS, 1898: Three large full colour chromolithographs with religious themes printed in Kiev or Odessa (by Fesenko), some margin faults
MONT ATHOS: 1900/14, Lot of 6 studio photographs of monks, three taken in Athos, one in Constantinople, one Khorista, one Andrinople
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MONT ATHOS: Over 30 picture postcards of Mt. Athos, most unused or with stamps removed, plus a tourist guide and book
MONT ATHOS: Lot of 71 large format ecclesiastical documents of which four are indulgences, all in very fragile condition and to be handled with care
MONT ATHOS: Printed indulgence issued to a monk of Mt. Athos and signed by nine high ranking Orthodox clergy in Byzantine style. Excellent condition, a remarkable object to frame and display
MONT ATHOS: Large format preprinted indulgence signed by nine high ranking Othodox clergy including the Patriarch of Constantinople, undated but in an early style, probably 1870's. Beautiful object for display
MONT ATHOS: Large format printed indulgence issued to a monk of Mt. Athos and signed by nine high ranking clergy in the Orthodox style. Fine condition, remarkable object to frame and display
MONT ATHOS: Large format indulgence all preprinted with no name entered but dated 1888, generally fine condition
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
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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
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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
FRANCE, 1916/17: Armée d'Orient, 2 laisser-passers issued on Mt. Athos, with cachets of the Armée d'Orient, one with photograph attached of an Athonite monk
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GREECE: Lot with over 80 items, from 1913 onwards, most before 1935, all from Agion Oros with good range of postmarks for Daphne and Karyes, with receipts, telegrams, R-letters, official letters
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GREECE, 1917/18: Four passports/laisser-passer documents with photographs of monks attached. Issued in Mt. Athos (3) and Thessaloniki (1), interesting group from the first World War
TURKEY AND GREECE: Extraordinary remainder lot of over 120 documents, civil and eccleriastical, mostly 19th and early 20th century with dates from 1862. A very mixed lot with great potential
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PASSPORTS: Mixed lot of over 25 items in very mixed condition but with early items from 1850's on to 1920's
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
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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,-)
1851, Mercury (6 kr./30 c.) yellow, small to good margins, used with cds. “BUCS 19.6”, repaired and colour faded, optically otherwise fine exemplary with quite rare cancellation from the Hungarian area, signed Wallner, Seitz and Bühler and certification Ferchenbauer VÖB (2019) (Mi. 10.000,-)
6 kr. brown and 1858 Emperor Franz Josef 5 kr. red, tpye I, tied by cds. “SZEGEDIN 1.12.” to piece, slight overlapping, otherwise fine and fresh mixed franking, signed Ferchenbauer VÖB with certificate (1987) (Ferchenbauer 2.250,-)
1858, Emperor Franz Joseph 10 kr. deep brown, 3 kr. black and 2 kr. deep yellow tied by clear cds. “FIUME 11.2.” to piece, very fine, nice colour franking, signed with certificate Ferchenbauer VÖB (2019)
1858, newspaper stamp (1,05 kr.) deep blue, large margins all around, tied by cds. "PESTH 30.7.", very fine, opinion Rismondo BPP (1996) (Mi. 800,-+)
(1,05 kr.) deep lilac, large margins all around, tied by clear cds. "HERMANNSTADT 24.9." to newspaper with part of addresspaper, fine (Mi. 1.000,-)
(1,05 kr.) dark deep lilac, large margins all around, tied by clear cds. "KRONSTADT 15.3." to piece, very fine, signed Ferchenbauer with opinion (2000) (Mi. 800,- +)