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Lot 8001 1725 (Aug. 14) EL from Larnaca Written in Italian 1 8002 8001 8003 Lot 8001 1725 (Aug. 14) EL from Larnaca written in Italian, addressed to Nicolo Cavogiani in Venice, EL 170 € with endorsement with the Captain’s name of the ship that carried it. Lot 8002 Prepaid EL from Limassol, Cyprus, to Piraeus, Greece, dated 25 Aug. 1862, canc. Austrian EL 2500 € two-line “LARNACA / 8 SEPT.” and “FRANCA” both in black, arr. “ΠΕΙΡΑIΕΥΣ (2) / 31 ΑΥΓ. 62”. On arrival, marked with manuscr. large “X” (fee paid from Cyprus to Greece) on front and “20” (lepta - inland fee) on front and reverse, all in red crayon. Fee collected & affixed 20l. blue (Hellas 19b - 3 margins), appropriate canc. lozenge dotted “2”. Extremely rare. Lot 8003 QV diplomatic document sent by the british minister of exterior to the first Cyprus com- DOC 850 € misionaer Wolseley, just one month after receving his office at Larnaca Tuzla. Only one recorded to date. 2 8004 8005 Lot 8004 QV 1 Cover adressed to Najor W.H.Ross in Larnaca serving in the 26th native Indian C 6500 € regiment, endored “VIA BRINDISI”, fr. with 2 1/2d. British stamp, tied by manuscript “STAMPED” and “LITTLEHAMPTON AU.9.78”, also endorsed in pencil on reverse “REPLY TO MINE SENT FROM MALTA” and “LARNACA*16.8.1878”. Indian forces stationed in Larnaca for six weeks following the ceding of the island by Turks to British on the 8th of July 1878. One recorded to date. Lot 8005 1878 Cover fr. with 2 1/2d. british in bl.4, canc. “942” and cds “LARNACA*9.11.1878” to C 3200 € London, paying the quadraple overseas letter rate per half ounce. 3 8006 8007 Lot 8006 5 Aug. 1878. Soldier’s cover to England, headed “From No.833 Corporal J. Bolton 7/2 R.A. C 7300 € CYPRUS” and countersigned, franked at the concession rate of 1 GB penny red, plate 198, stamp cancelled by “942” numeral addressed to Herdfordshire, England (arr. on back). This is the FIRST RECORDED COVER from Cyprus and the ONLY RECORDED SOL- DIER’S COVER from there. Lot 8007 CYPRUS newspaper, dated 7 November 1878 fr. with 1d. british stamp used in Cyprus PRESS 8200 € (plate 179), canc. “942”, addressed to Birmingham. Foreign newpaper rate of one penny if it didn’t exceed four ounces. One of the two recorded to date. 4 8008 8010 Lot 8008 1879 Cover fr. with horizontal pair of 1/2d. british stamps, canc. “942” and cds C 7400 € “LARNACA*6.8.1879” to Belgium. Cover was underpaid and taxed upon arrival at Larnaca post office. Normal rate for foreign destinations was 2 1/2d. per half ounce. Only one recorded to date. Lot 8009 EL posted from “GENOVA*10 MAY 79” and fr. with 2x20cent. (Italy stamps). Arr. to EL 50 € “LARNACA*16 MAY 79” via “BRINDISI”. Lot 8010 22 May 1879. Cover to London, England, bearing 2 1/2 penny rose & pair 1 penny red, can- C 2500 € celled by “942” numeral cancellation, paying the normal rate plus the late fee posting of two penny. LARNACA cds alongside & arr. canc. on back. Cover damaged on top left corner. This is one of THREE RECORDED up to day. Lot 8011 EL posted from “GENOVA*30 MAY 79” and fr. with 2x20cent. (Italy stamps). Arr. to EL 50 € “LARNACA*6 JUNE 79” via “BRINDISI”. Lot 8012 18 Jul. 1879. GB registered cover to Munich, Germany, “via Brindisi”, bearing three 1/2d. C 3400 € and 2 penny blue GB used abroad stamps, cancelled by “942” LARNACA numeral, transit & arr. canc. on back. Lot 8013 EL posted from “GENOVA*13 AUG 79” and fr. with a vertical pair of 20cent. (Italy EL 50 € stamp). Arr. to “LARNACA*22 AUG 79” via “BRINDISI”. 5 8012 8009 8011 8013 6 8014 8015 7 8016 8017 Lot 8014 1879 Cover (split in front and back) fr. with 2 1/2d. & 1d. british stamps, canc. “942” and C 2300 € cds “LARNACA*28.AU.79”, to Alexandria, paying the late posting fee of 1d. as the cover was posted between 5-5.30 in the afternoon. One of two covers recorded until today. Lot 8015 Cover fr. with 1/2p. & 1p. & 6p. british stamps to London, paying the triple rate to U.P.U. C 7500 € destinations. Only one recorded to date. Lot 8016 1879 (part of) EL, fr. with 1p. british in two horizontal pairs & 2x2 1/2p., canc. RETTA EL 1200 € cancelation on 25.9.1879, paying the double imperial letter rate per half ounce to Liverpool. The EL was written and posted on the seas between Cyprus and Egypt on route to Eng- land. One of two recorded with RETTA cancelation on that period to date. Ex RICHARD- SON. Lot 8017 1880 PS fr. with 1p. british, canc. “975” and cds “LIMASSOL*12.1.1880” to Edinburg PS 1800 € “Scotland”. Cyprus did not issue its’ own stationary cards until 1881. One of three recorded to date. 8 8018 8019 Lot 8018 1880 Cover fr. with 1p. & 1/2p. british stamps, to Cumberland (England), canc. “969” and C 5500 € cds “NICOSIA*29.3.1880”. One recorded to date. Lot 8019 1880 Cover fr. with provisional 1/2 & 2 1/2 & two plate 181 1d. stamps, canc. “942” and C 4600 € cds “LARNACA*13.4.1880” to Hannover, paying the double foreign letter rate per half ounce. Lot 8020 17 May 1881. 1/2p. PS card cancelled by “LARNACA / CYPRUS * A / MY 17, 81”, locally PS 450 € addressed to Paphos, with transit cds of Limassol on back. Lot 8021 1882 incoming Cover addressed to the Governor Assistant Keith Wisely at Kykko Mon- C 1600 € astery, Nicosia. Kykko Monastery was the first side of the military and civil headquarters offices under british occupation. Cover was handstamped by Larnaca, head quarter-camp cds “16.5.1882” on arrival. The headquarter-camp cds, from the available evidence, appears to had been used only as an arrival cancelation. One of four recorded to date. Lot 8022 12 Feb. 1883. Registered letter receipt for a letter from Larnaca to France with a superb PS 900 € strike of the large red “R”. 9 8020 8022 8021 10 8024 8023 8027 11 8028 8025 8026 8029 Lot 8023 1883 Cover fr. with 2pi. watermark issue stamp, canc. “D47” and cds C 1800 € “POLYMEDIA*5.3.1883” to England, with transit mark of “LIMASSOL*5.3.1883” and London arrival mark on the reverse. Lot 8024 25 Apr. 1885. 1/2p. PS wrapper addressed to Constantinople, cancelled by “NICOSIA / PS 1150 € CYPRUS * A (inverted) / AP 25, 85”, handstamped red “TOO LATE”. UNIQUE USAGE of the above instructional marking. Lot 8025 EL posted from “GENOVA*19 OCT 85” and fr. with 20cent. (Italy stamp). Arr. to EL 40 € “LARNACA*26 OCT 85” via “BRINDISI”. Lot 8026 1/2-1/2 / 1/2pi.emerald 1886 (wmk Crown CA,8mm.) canc.MORPHOU*25 JU.86. o 75 € Var.”small 1 on the right” (Fr.29b) Lot 8027 4 July 1889. QV letter bearing 2 pi. QV stamp, canc. numeral “982”plus “FAMAGUSTA C 400 € / CYPRUS * A / JU 4, 89”, addressed to Edinburg, Scotland, with Larnaca & “Edin_g & Newcastle Railway Mail” transit canc. on back. Lot 8028 1890 incoming Postcard censor from New York to Larnaca, found underpaid and taxed PPC 500 € by large one copper piastre at Larnaca post Office, arr. “LIMASSOL*11.3.1890” on the reverse. Lot 8029 1891 PS with pre-printed 1/2pi. green from “LARNACA*AP.14.91” to Colombo/Cey- PS 280 € lon, fr. with additional 1/2pi. for a total of 1pi. (normal rate for imperial destination), via “PORT SAID*18.IV.91”. 12 8030 8033 8031 Lot 8030 2 Sept. 1891. 1p. red PS card sent by military personnel in Troodos to Staffordshire, Eng- PS 350 € land, cancelled by “TROODOS / CYPRUS * A / SP 1, 91”, transit canc. of Nikosia on back. Troodos military camp was open during the summer (June-September). Lot 8031 PS card CYPRUS print.1pi.+1pi.QV rose (1892) (double with paid reply) canc.square PS 80 € LARNACA-A*10 DE.92,arr.British CONSTANTINOPLE-A*19 DE.92. Lot 8032 22 Apr. 1893. O.H.M.S. Money Order envelope, cancelled by “MONEY ORDER OFFICE C 900 € / CYPRUS * A / AP 22, 93”, addressed to Larnaca. ONLY ONE RECORDED up to day. Lot 8033 1893 PS with pre-printed 1pi. red, canc. “TROODOS*4.7.1893” to Hamburg. Troodos was PS 200 € the summer seat of the Government during the summer between 15/7-30/9 each year. Lot 8034 8 Aug. 1893. O.H.M.S. “A.R.” envelope, cancelled by red “LIMASSOL / OFFICIAL-PAID PS 700 € * B / AU 8, 93”, addressed to the Austrian P.O. of Salonica in Macedonia, arr. on back. Oval “R” marking on top left. Lot 8035 26 Aug. 1893. Incoming PS envelope from Smyrna to Larnaca, Cyprus, by ship, received at PS 2300 € SEA POST OFFICE BRANCH at Larnaca, cancelled by RARE “SHIP LETTER” cancel- lation. ONE OF TWO RECORDED. 13 8034 8035 8032 14 8040 8042 Lot 8036 Incoming Wrapper sent from England to Nicosia and found underpaid by 15 centimes C 900 € which were converted to 2 1/2 copper piastres at Nicosia post Office. Lot 8037 7 Feb. 1894. QV 1/2pi. PS wrapper from Limassol to Turkey, canc. “LIMASSOL / CY- W 120 € PRUS * A / FE 7, 94”, found underpaid and taxed at Limassol Post Office, arr. “SMYRNE * 15.2.894”. Lot 8038 1894 (double) PS with pre-printed 1/2pi. green, canc. “MORPHOU*18.8.1894”, arr. PS 170 € “NICOSIA*21.8.1894”. Lot 8039 30 Dec.
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