Spring Auction Series 2016

Plovdiv - Filibe - Filipopoli: 1879 Registered cover from Plovdiv to Constantinople bearing 1875 issue 10 soldi blue on front and 10 soldi blue single on reverse, all tied by circular "FILIPOPOLI" datestamps (4/4) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 868) with single circle "Constantinopel" and "Constantinopoli Lloyd" arrival cds (7/4) alongside

Plovdiv - Filibe - Filipopoli: 1883 Franz Joseph 5 sld. postal stationery card sent from Plovdiv to Denmark showing single-circle "FILIPOPOLI" datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig.868), transit and arrival cds alongside

Ruse - Rustchuk: 1860 Prepaid folded letter from Ruse to Constantinople struck with very fine strikes of double "FRANCO" and "RUSTSCHUK" datestamps (12/12) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 876), with Constantinopel arrival bs (19/12)

Ruse - Rustchuk: Entire sent from Ruse to Constantinople bearing 1864 Lombardy-Venetia 10 soldi blue, perf. 9 1/2, tied by single circle "RUSTSCHUK" datestamp (15/7) in black (Tchilinghirian fig.876), reverse with Constantinopel arrival (16/7)

Ruse - Rustchuk: 1868 Postal waybill dated 24 June 1868 for 2800 fl. sent from Ruse to Vienna showing very fine strikes of "FRANCO" and "RUSTSCHUK" datastamp (24/6) in black (Tchilinghirian fig.877)

Ruse - Rustchuk: 1876 Postal Parcel receipt for 257 piastres dated 31 March 1876 for parcel from Constantinople delivered by Ruse Austrian Post Office via Braila to Wianna, bearing 10 para pair Ottoman Revenues tied by extremely fine negative "OESTERREICH POST EXPEDIT. IN RUSTCHUK" black seal, extremely rare handstamp unrecorded by any catalogue

Sofia - Sofya: 1864 Entire from Sofia to Plovdiv bearing Lombardy-Venetia 1864 10 soldi blue, perf.9 1/2, tied by fine single circle "SOFIA" datestamp (11/7) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 864)

Svishtov - Ziştovi - Sistov: 1866 (May 15) Entire from Sistov to Constantinople bearing Lombardy-Venetia 1864 10 soldi blue horizontal pair, perf. 9 1/2, tied by pen cancellations, manuscript "Sistof" at upper right, reverse with Constantinopel arrival cds (30/5), signed Nakri

Varna: 1855 Entire from Varna to Constantinople with oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / VARNA" handstamp in greenish ink (Tchilinghirian fig.938), scarce, signed Nakri

Varna: 1864 Folded letter sent from Constantinople to Bucarest via Varna and the Black Sea route with the fee collected in cash on dispatch and in Varna, with Lombardy Venetia 1864 15 soldi tied by double-line "Varna 2.Ott" handstamp (Tch. fig.884), with unrecorded oval "Franco" and "Zafiropulo & Zarifi/Constantinople" sender's cachet alongside, scarce

Varna: 1876 Entire sent from Varna to Triest bearing single franking 1867 Franz Josef 10 sld. tied by thimble "Varna" datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig.885) with oval sender's cachet alongside, reverse with Triest arrival

Vidin - Widdin: 1869 folded entire from Vidin to Vienna with very fine "WIDDIN" thimble datestamp (24/10) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig.896), fresh and fine cover with Vienna arrival on reverse in red and charged 20 kr. due in red crayon