MAIL IN TRANSIT VIA TRIESTE
Further information
Substantial selection from a remarkable award winning Exhibition Collection ... MAIL IN TRANSIT VIA TRIESTE also exhibited at London Europhilex 2015. This presentation consists of two parts: the first one from Congress of Vienna (1815) to U.P.U. (1879) and the second one related to Trieste from 1778 to 1918. The first part contains mail via Trieste -from and to- including mail from Russia, Ottoman Empire, Transatlantic Route, over Suez route etc. Other than that mentioned you will find some spectacular frankings (including colour-, high- and multiple frankings), scarce datestamps, transit marks, tax marks and other interesting postmarks. Also good destinations and incoming mail, for example from and to the Ionian Islands, from Australia, India and others. In the second part you will find covers, cards, parcel cards, etc. related to Trieste from 1778 to 1918 including ship mail, military and censored mail, special items like postal stationeries from Japan, Russia or German East Africa, 1919 cover from Vlone, Albania, or a late usage of the octagonal M M ship depicting datestamp on a parcel card from Egypt and some other items.
Certificates to the material in the exhibit
Web site of Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG: www.auktionen-gaertner.de
Classification
- Territory
- Balkans France and related territories Italy and related territories Greece Turkey Great Britain, the Commonwealth and related territories Austrian territory (Cisleithania) Hungarian territory (Transleithania) India Lombardy–Venetia Old German States Ottoman Empire, Levant Tsarist Russia and the territory of the former USSR until 1923
- Subject
- Exhibits focused on international postal operations History of the post and its operations (incl. a chosen territory) Postal rates and methods of franking (incl. inflation, currency reforms etc.) Ship mail Ship mail postmarks Standard post office postmarks
- Time period
- Pre-stamp period First stamp issues Further issues released and valid until 1874 Late 19th century Early 20th century (until World War I)
- Exhibition class
- Non-standard-size exhibits