ANK 36I 1867, 3 kr, grün, grober Bart, Forwarder aus NEW ORLEANS/USA mit bildseitigem Firmenstempel klar und attraktiv ersichtlich, als Ortsbrief in WIEN aufgegeben, sehr ungewöhnlich und attraktiv, Luxus! Schätzpreis 400€

ANK 36I 1867, 3 kr, grün, grober Bart, Forwarder aus NEW ORLEANS/USA mit bildseitigem Firmenstempel klar und attraktiv ersichtlich, als Ortsbrief in WIEN aufgegeben, sehr ungewöhnlich und attraktiv, Luxus! Schätzpreis 400€

SG 31, 49 1857, 8 a/carmine + 2 a/green/cut to shape, obliterated with the B/1 from Calcutta, letter sheet prepaid till Alexandria with 8 a and 2 a for the AFTER PACKET fee, on front red boxed INDIA PAID, british m/s not 1/- and the Austrian Lloyd charged 9 (kr) in brown ink for the sea postage from Alexandria to Trieste, this setting in combination with the LL./A. is a rarely seen gem, XF! Schätzpreis 6.000€

SG 31, 49 1857, 8 a/carmine + 2 a/green/cut to shape, obliterated with the B/1 from Calcutta, letter sheet prepaid till Alexandria with 8 a and 2 a for the AFTER PACKET fee, on front red boxed INDIA PAID, british m/s not 1/- and the Austrian Lloyd charged 9 (kr) in brown ink for the sea postage from Alexandria to Trieste, this setting in combination with the LL./A. is a rarely seen gem, XF! Schätzpreis 6.000€

1858, entire letter, m/s dated PADANG 16 MAJ 1858 and with cds BATAVIA FRANCO 7 6 to Stockholm, endorsed PER OVERLAND MAIL VIA TRIESTE, reverse with Berlin railway transit mark, with a neatly strike of the blue boxed 6¼ from Triest and m/s 3 1/4//3 for the postage of the Lloyd Austriaco from Alexandria to Trieste and Austrian/German Postal Union fee to Stralsund, Sweden charged a 1-1 riksdaler in black ink at upper left, a magnificent and exceedingly rare letter, XF! Schätzpreis 4.000€

1858, entire letter, m/s dated PADANG 16 MAJ 1858 and with cds BATAVIA FRANCO 7 6 to Stockholm, endorsed PER OVERLAND MAIL VIA TRIESTE, reverse with Berlin railway transit mark, with a neatly strike of the blue boxed 6¼ from Triest and m/s 3 1/4//3 for the postage of the Lloyd Austriaco from Alexandria to Trieste and Austrian/German Postal Union fee to Stralsund, Sweden charged a 1-1 riksdaler in black ink at upper left, a magnificent and exceedingly rare letter, XF! Schätzpreis 4.000€

1864, full envelope from SHANGHAI PAID JU 5 64 to Breslau/Prussia and endorsed VIA TRIEST to Breslau, with the UNboxed 6 numeral charge of the Austrian Lloyd in Triest for the steamer fee and overland fee to Breslau of 6 Silbergroschen, again 6 in blue crayon by the Prussians, reverse with the blue cds of Shanghai and transit of Hongkong including several arrival marks, unique letter in desirable state of preservation, a must-have for many collectors, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 8.000€

1864, full envelope from SHANGHAI PAID JU 5 64 to Breslau/Prussia and endorsed VIA TRIEST to Breslau, with the UNboxed 6 numeral charge of the Austrian Lloyd in Triest for the steamer fee and overland fee to Breslau of 6 Silbergroschen, again 6 in blue crayon by the Prussians, reverse with the blue cds of Shanghai and transit of Hongkong including several arrival marks, unique letter in desirable state of preservation, a must-have for many collectors, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 8.000€

SG 11, 14 1868, 8 c./orange + 24 c./green, envelope sent from the B. P.O. in Shanghai/B62 to Breslau, on reverse blue despatch SHANGHAE OC 13 68, black HONG-KONG OC 18 68, railway and arrival, in Trieste rare boxed tax stamp 4 was applied witch is the charge of the Austrian Lloyd, it seams that the letter was sufficiently prepaid according to the rate with 24 c. to Alexandria which had been reduced to 12 c. 4 month before and the additional of 8 c. for the remaining way, as there is no further taxmark it seams that the Lloyd was just claiming their piece of the cake for the steamer transport from Alexandria to Triest, on of the rarest and never seen Lloyd ratings, XF! Schätzpreis 6.000€

SG 11, 14 1868, 8 c./orange + 24 c./green, envelope sent from the B. P.O. in Shanghai/B62 to Breslau, on reverse blue despatch SHANGHAE OC 13 68, black HONG-KONG OC 18 68, railway and arrival, in Trieste rare boxed tax stamp 4 was applied witch is the charge of the Austrian Lloyd, it seams that the letter was sufficiently prepaid according to the rate with 24 c. to Alexandria which had been reduced to 12 c. 4 month before and the additional of 8 c. for the remaining way, as there is no further taxmark it seams that the Lloyd was just claiming their piece of the cake for the steamer transport from Alexandria to Triest, on of the rarest and never seen Lloyd ratings, XF! Schätzpreis 6.000€

1855, German steamboat letter from NEW YORK/USA to WIEN/Austria over LIVERPOOL and AACHEN/DR, red cds NEW YORK MAR 7 and red FRANCO linie cancel, manuscript 30 crossed out on front, red transitional AACHEN 20 3 and arrival cancel WIEN 23. MAR, pencil journey description on reverse, 30 cents shipping, 23 cents to AACHEN, 7 cents credit for AACHEN-WIEN equals 9 kr. Convections Münze (CM), fresh and desirable letter, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 300€

1855, German steamboat letter from NEW YORK/USA to WIEN/Austria over LIVERPOOL and AACHEN/DR, red cds NEW YORK MAR 7 and red FRANCO linie cancel, manuscript 30 crossed out on front, red transitional AACHEN 20 3 and arrival cancel WIEN 23. MAR, pencil journey description on reverse, 30 cents shipping, 23 cents to AACHEN, 7 cents credit for AACHEN-WIEN equals 9 kr. Convections Münze (CM), fresh and desirable letter, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 300€

1858, PROVIDENCE R.I. FEB. 23 1858 on part paid lettersheet from the US via Prussia, Trieste and Alexandria to Hongkong, prepaid with 38 cents till Alexandria, onward charged with the well known 1/- Schilling tax to Southeast-Asia or Hongkong, the Prussian claimed 3 1/4 Silbergroschen for the Austrian/German postal union and further the Austrian noted 9/6 in total 15 kr which was also noted in red crayon, the additional 6 kr was for the Austrian Lloyd from Triest to Alexandria, there are only 4 further letters from USA with the transit of Trieste to China known, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 10.000€

1858, PROVIDENCE R.I. FEB. 23 1858 on part paid lettersheet from the US via Prussia, Trieste and Alexandria to Hongkong, prepaid with 38 cents till Alexandria, onward charged with the well known 1/- Schilling tax to Southeast-Asia or Hongkong, the Prussian claimed 3 1/4 Silbergroschen for the Austrian/German postal union and further the Austrian noted 9/6 in total 15 kr which was also noted in red crayon, the additional 6 kr was for the Austrian Lloyd from Triest to Alexandria, there are only 4 further letters from USA with the transit of Trieste to China known, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 10.000€

ANK 122, 144 1911, postcard franked with 10 H tied with purple BOHEMIA OE LLOYD, also tied with ÖSTERR LLOYD TRIEST, PORT SAID to Belgium, ex Tranmer, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€

ANK 122, 144 1911, postcard franked with 10 H tied with purple BOHEMIA OE LLOYD, also tied with ÖSTERR LLOYD TRIEST, PORT SAID to Belgium, ex Tranmer, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€

ANK 144 1912, 10 H, rosa, strip of 3 plus one single, cancelled with 2 full strike K u K MARINEDETACHEMENT PEKING, to Hohenberg in Austria, After the Boxer War the Austrian Navy kept a warship on the China Station with a detachment of men in the Peking Legation, the above cover to Austria was posted from the Legation in 1912 and had to be franked by Austrian stamps postmarked with K u K MARINEDETACHEMENT PEKING, the registration label is Naval and is inscribed S.M.Schiff (HM Ship) over which is handstamped, reverse this cover is inscribed LEGATION Ile ET Rle DAUTRICHE HONGRIE EN CHINA, At the time of posting the station ship was the cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth, which joined the Germans at Tsingtau when the Japanese attacked in 1914 and was subsequently scuttled by her crew, The Peking detachment however were not involved but were interned when China entered the war in 1917, ex Tranmer, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.000€

ANK 144 1912, 10 H, rosa, strip of 3 plus one single, cancelled with 2 full strike K u K MARINEDETACHEMENT PEKING, to Hohenberg in Austria, After the Boxer War the Austrian Navy kept a warship on the China Station with a detachment of men in the Peking Legation, the above cover to Austria was posted from the Legation in 1912 and had to be franked by Austrian stamps postmarked with K u K MARINEDETACHEMENT PEKING, the registration label is Naval and is inscribed S.M.Schiff (HM Ship) over which is handstamped, reverse this cover is inscribed LEGATION Ile ET Rle DAUTRICHE HONGRIE EN CHINA, At the time of posting the station ship was the cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth, which joined the Germans at Tsingtau when the Japanese attacked in 1914 and was subsequently scuttled by her crew, The Peking detachment however were not involved but were interned when China entered the war in 1917, ex Tranmer, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 3.000€