388th Auction

1863, Volos (Turkey): Entire folded letter, with six pages content, marked in blue with the handstamp of the "Agency of the Hellenic Steamship Company at VOLOS", dateline 29-5-1861, red crayon ‘40’ (Lepta), sent to Syra with arrival mark on reverse, usual file folds, otherwise fine.

Provenienz: Cihangir, C. Arsman (Corinphila, 2000)

1843, entire folded letter from “SMYRNE 4.Fevr.1843”, boxed “P.P.' in black alongside, sent to Constantinople with arrival cds. and rate ”8" décimes on reverse, fine and scarce origin.

1867,  Ship Mail entire letter from Constantinople (14/Dec) to Malta, showing extremely rare strike of framed «Valsamachy and Co / steam ship agents / and ship brokers / Constantinople» in blue, inside endorsed “Through”, same company blue oval cachet alongside, addressed to Golcher Esq. Malta and forewarded by Agent “EYNAUD & PARIENTE / SENSALI DI NELECCIO / ED AGENTI / VALETTA MALTA” with blue oval cachet (PROFI archive unrecorded type) on reverse. Two Mediterranean Forewarding Agent cachets on one cover are extremely scarce, tiny ink spots and file fold, otherwise fine and very rare.

1876, "SAKIZ VAPUR SUBESI" (Chio Island, Isfila no.1, RRR) blue cancellation on cover with 1 pia. yellow, few tiny spots, fine and very rare Greece & Turkey postal history. In PROFI archive only two covers recorded.

Provenienz: C. Arsman (Feldman 2010)

1882, Receipt showing violet circle "G.O. JOLY COURMOULI VICTORIA & CO / METELIN" seal mark, vertical crease and tiny flaw, apparently unique Greece forerunner and attractive showpiece, ex Arsman

Provenienz: C. Arsman (Feldmann 2010)

1883, BELL'S ASIA MINOR S.S.Co SYRA AGENCY blue oval cachet on agents bill, vertical file fold, very fine and attractive steam ship document, scarce Greece & Turkey naval postal history, certificate du Vachat!

1883, “G.O. JOLY VICTORIA & CO / CHIO” violet circle cancellation on envelope from CHIO bearing Duloz 20 para green single, tiny vertical fold, scarce and attractive. In Profi archive only this Chio cancel on cover recorded.

Provinenz : ex Arsman Coll. (Feldman, 2005)

1858, Folded tissue-paper envelope bootlegged from Smyrna, Turkey to Boston, carried by Capt. Watson ‘Ship Henry Hill’ with 122 bales madder roots, ms. “Via Trieste” inside, letter with embossing and black sender cachet F.C. Blackler Smyrna on reverse. At arrival in US Franklin 1 c. blue type V tied by black “PAID” in circle to envelope and red “Boston Mass. Nov/12” arrival cds. on front. Tiny file fold, otherwise Very Fine and a scarce usage.