373rd Auction
23-27 June 2020 in Wiesbaden
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1860/1913, Group of 17 different ROPiT shiping documents, valuable group
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ROPiT, 1860/70: Mixed lot of 20 shipping documents, good potential
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1860/70, Mixed lot of 18 shipping documents, good potential
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1890/1916, Over 400 receipts for registered letters issued at the Ropis Mt. Athos post office, showing four different cancellation types. Good condition
1897/1914, 11 covers from Mt. Athos incl. one registered, also 3 covers to Mt. Athos with combination frankings; somewhat mixed condition
Patente de Santé (Office Sanitaire) issued at Salonica in the 1840's (?), early design, three endorsements with negative seals, fragile but rare early item
Large format Patente de Santé issued at Kerch in 1871 with three endorsements
Ottoman large format Patente de Santé issued at Cavalla 1872, square negative seal, one endorsement at Kerch, fine condition
1878, Patente de Santé issued by the Ottoman Consul at Kerch with negative seal, fine
Large format Patente de Santé issued at Dardanelles 1885, fair condition, no endorsements
Large format Patente de Santé issued at Odessa in 1897 with two fiscal stamps, no endorsements
1874, Certificate for Ottoman ship to sail to Mt. Athos with monks, issued at Skopelos with fine negative seal, signed by the Consul
MT. ATHOS AND DAPHNE: Telegram and registered letter receipts showing nearly all the cancellations used in the Ottoman post offices of Mt. Athos and Daphne, selected as examples of clear strikes and incl. rare types. Over 35 items
OTTOMAN EMPIRE LIGHTHOUSE DUES: Complete document in blue 1872 and in pink 1874, and half document with fiscal 1879
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Passport issued 1896 in Salonica, Turkish fiscal with Salonica consular seal, hinge reinforcements, no endorsements
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Passport issued 1869, in French and Arabic with endorsements on reverse of Constantinople and Odessa quarantine. Poor condition
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1906: Passport in French and Arabic issued in Bucarest with two Turkish fiscals tied with boxed cachets, endorsements on reverse
1869/74, Permissions to sail in 4 different styles issued by Ottoman consuls in Kerch (2) and Taganog (2)
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: About 60 documents mostly 1870/80 relating to shipping with customs, lighthouse, quarantine and vaccination. Some fiscals and many negative seals, generally good condition
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1870/1914, Lot with over 200 receipts, invoices , letters, single pages from passports, freight documents many with Turkish fiscals. Very varied lot for further research and classification
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1880/90, Lot of 35 telegrams, pink formulars, all to Mt. Athos from Russia (incl. St. Petersburg), some seals and postal cancellations. Generally fine condition, but the paper is fragile!
1880/1910, Maritime documents, 48 items with freight, customs, sanitary, receipts. Very varied lot with good potential
OTTOMAN EMPIRE 1880/1914, Lot with over 100 invoices and receipts from merchants in Constantinople supplying Mt. Athos with food, drink, cloth, printing inks, paper, pins, matches etc. Fascinating group with printed headings in Arabic, Armenian, French, Greek, Hebrew and Russian
1900/14, Group with over 50 travel permits for journeys from Mt. Athos, each with Turkish fiscal stamp and various seals, clean lot but all identical forms used. Generally fine condition
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Lot of 15 large format identy papers with fiscal stamps, negative seals and endorsements on reverse, all period ca. 1900
Ottoman post office on Mt. Athos, over 250 telegram and registered letter receipts with the different types of cancellation used in the Athos post office. A very valuable research group
OTTOMAN PALESTINE: Jerusalem, Lot with 40 documents, duplicated, from the Orthodox Patriarchs and churches in Jerusalem. Some manuscript and some printed formulars with many signatures and seals. Please inspect
MONT ATHOS: Pharmacy of the Russian Andreevski Skete, fresh mint block of 17 apothecary labels, plus 11 invoices for supply of drugs. Fascinating group for a specialist
MONT ATHOS: Two undated envelopes with spectacular Greek monastic wax seals
MONT ATHOS: 1859, Early travel document authorizing a monk to travel to Odessa to collect goods and money for the skete of St. Andrew; monastery seal and seal of the Russian consul in Salonica
MONT ATHOS: 1892, Two bonds issued by the Russian Andreevski Skete (Serail) for 100 Turkish lira with 4% interest, on reverse showing each year's interest payments. Beautiful items, the pair allowing for display of front and back. Very rare. An interesting authorisation also included
MONT ATHOS: Illustrated monastery lettersheets, chromolithographs from late 19th century, mostly used, a few cut down. Collection of 17 different, excellent opportunity to form a collection of this fascinating graphic art material
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MONT ATHOS: Illustrated lettersheets showing principal monastery buildings on Mt. Athos late 19th century, total of 25 items mostly used and intact and in a great variety of styles
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MONT ATHOS: Lot of 18 longer format lettersheets and publicity material most showing monastery buildings and the Mt. Athos mostly used from late 19th century and showing a variety of artistic styles, generally fine condition despite the longer format. Some earlier items present
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MONT ATHOS: Lot of 17 lettersheets illustraited with saints and religious scenes, all used from late 19th century with many features of interest
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MONT ATHOS: Group of 17 illustrated lettersheets showing the peninsula of Mt. Athos, most used and complete from late 19th and early 20th century. The designs represent the Holy Mountain in ways which have a long tradition in Athonite graphic art