Beschreibung:

cover 1839-1914, the companion collection of covers, cards, parcel receipts and fronts, including Constantinople with 1868 E. bearing 1863-64 perf. 9½ 3s. + 10s. + 15s., 1870 E. bearing 1867 3s. + 5s. + 15s., 1871 registered part E. to France bearing 1867 2s. pair + 15s. + 25s. (defective) + 50s. pair, 1890 10pi. on 1g. and 20pi. on 2g. with other values on 1895 registered XU5 to Germany, and 1891-96 10pi. on 1g. and 20pi. on 2g. on 1896 registered XU5 to Austria, Durazzo (2 covers) with 1883 E. to Smyrna bearing fine whiskers 10s. cancelled by thimble-type d.s., San Giovanni di Medua 1885 XU5 to Italy bearing 1883 10s., Janina (3 covers and money order card, 1875-1914), Prevesa (2 covers and stationery card) with 1873 mourning E. to Trieste bearing 1867 3s. (3) and 1881 E. to Trieste bearing fine whiskers 5s. pair, Candia 1867 E.L. to Greece bearing 1863-64 perf. 9½ 10s. in combination with Large Hermes Head 20 lep., Chios 1869 E. bearing 1867 10s. in combination with Large Hermes Head 20 lep., Mytilene 1869 E. to Italy bearing 1863-64 perf. 9½ 3s. + 15s. + 1867 10s., Serres 1869 E. to Vienna bearing 1863-64 perf. 9½ 15s. cancelled by c.d.s. in blue, Cavalla 1862 E. showing c.d.s.+ "FRANCO" in blue, Bucharest 1863-64 perf. 9½ 10s. + 15s. pair on XU5 to Paris, Sulina 1874 front to Austria bearing 15s., Varna 1872 E.L. to Trieste bearing 15s. cancelled by thimble-type d.s., Gallipoli with 1869 E. to Vienna bearing 15s., Holy Land with various covers and parcel cards, Smyrna 1880 printed matter E.L. to Cyprus bearing 3s., Alexandrette 1908 postcard to England bearing 10pa., and Beirut 1875 E. to Italy bearing 1867 3s. = 5s. + 15s. cancelled by "retta" . Faults to be expected nevertheless a desirable and valuable assembly (approx. 145 items)