Austria 1860/1864 - Emperor Franz Joseph I.
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Austria, Kaiser Franz Joseph I., two letters and one letter fragment from 1860–1864, in Bedarfspost condition, with expert signature and no certificate.
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Description from the seller
Austria – 2 letters and 1 letter fragment, Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Description:
For sale is an ensemble consisting of two historical letters and a letter fragment from the time of the Austrian monarchy (Emperor Franz Joseph I).
Letter fragment: Horizontal pair of the 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1863) on clean piece of paper, cancelled with a rare red circular special cancellation “RECO / WIEN 1863”. Back with another red cancellation impression.
Good condition ensemble for specialist and homeland collectors of Austrian philately
Attached are the transcriptions of the addressees as well as a philatelic appraisal of the shown items.
Upper letter (Registered court letter, 1863)
Title / salutation: löbl. k.k. (laudable imperial-royal)
Name / recipient: Kreisgericht
Additions / notes:
Top left: Rekommandirt
Center: mitinliegend (or recomandidt zu)
Destination: Botzen / Tyrol (Bozen, Tirol)
Sender’s stamp: C. SCHMIDT / TRIEST
Stamp & marks (front and back):
Front: Blue 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1860–1863, Emperor Franz Joseph looking left in an oval) with place stamp TRIEST, 18. 7. 63.
Back: Two charged Rekommandirt stamps / Rekommandations stamps (Recommandirt TRIEST 31. 7. 63) and arrival stamp Botzen, 2. AUG.
Middle letter (Postal value letter / Chargé letter, 1863)
Title / salutation: Herrn Herrn (then customary form of respect)
Name / recipient: Joh. Scheib (Johann Scheib)
Additional / profession / place:
Groß-Gewerks-Gewerksgenosse (or Gewerksgewerke) in Göstling / East-Styria (Göstling an der Ybbs / Lower Austria or Styria border area).
Stamps & marks (front and back):
Front: Brown 10-Kreuzer stamp (Emperor Franz Joseph in the oval, coat of arms/head issue 1863).
Back: Red wax seal impression, black arrival circle stamp GÖSTLING 17 / 10.
Lower set of stamps (loose stamps on paper cutout)
Stamps: Horizontal pair of the 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1860/1863, brown/blue beaded or brown-violet)
Cancellation: Red single-circle stamp RECOMM... WIEN / 1863
Market value & assessment
1 Perforated coat-of-arms / imperial head issues (1860–1863):
They are common value tiers (10 Kr. and 15 Kr.) of the Austrian monarchy.
2 Special features:
The upper letter to Bozen is characterized by the registered stamps (Rekommandirt) and the well-preserved sender stamp from Trieste.
The lower stamp pair is canceled with a rarer red Rekommandirt stamp from Vienna, which is of interest to homeland collectors or cancellation collectors.
Sender: Sender’s stamp oval C. SCHMIDT / TRIEST (merchant / trading house C. Schmidt in Trieste).
Dispatch stamp: RECOMMANDIRT / TRIEST / 18 31/7 63 (Registered mail from Trieste dated 31 July 1863).
Arrival stamp: Gößtling / 2. AUG (back) as well as LOB stamp.
Signature / mark of inspection:
Handwritten top right on the back: MACCHIE (signature/ownership mark/inspection mark of the well-known Italian/Austrian philatelic expert/collector Macchien).
This is a common 10-Kreuzer standard issue. The item is postally cleanly canceled and bears an intact lacquer seal. The addressee (trades/business circle in Göstling) makes it interesting for homeland collectors from Lower Austria/Ybbstal.
Content: Horizontal pair of the 15 Kreuzer stamp on original paper cutout (letter fragment).
Cancellation / stamp: Red two-circle special stamp “RECO / WIEN 1863” (Rekommandirt / Registered). The red ink on this issue is philatelically sought after and significantly increases the collector value compared with standard black stamps.
Back: On the back there is another red impression ("WIEN...").
Value & price assessment
Austria – 2 letters and 1 letter fragment, Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Description:
For sale is an ensemble consisting of two historical letters and a letter fragment from the time of the Austrian monarchy (Emperor Franz Joseph I).
Letter fragment: Horizontal pair of the 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1863) on clean piece of paper, cancelled with a rare red circular special cancellation “RECO / WIEN 1863”. Back with another red cancellation impression.
Good condition ensemble for specialist and homeland collectors of Austrian philately
Attached are the transcriptions of the addressees as well as a philatelic appraisal of the shown items.
Upper letter (Registered court letter, 1863)
Title / salutation: löbl. k.k. (laudable imperial-royal)
Name / recipient: Kreisgericht
Additions / notes:
Top left: Rekommandirt
Center: mitinliegend (or recomandidt zu)
Destination: Botzen / Tyrol (Bozen, Tirol)
Sender’s stamp: C. SCHMIDT / TRIEST
Stamp & marks (front and back):
Front: Blue 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1860–1863, Emperor Franz Joseph looking left in an oval) with place stamp TRIEST, 18. 7. 63.
Back: Two charged Rekommandirt stamps / Rekommandations stamps (Recommandirt TRIEST 31. 7. 63) and arrival stamp Botzen, 2. AUG.
Middle letter (Postal value letter / Chargé letter, 1863)
Title / salutation: Herrn Herrn (then customary form of respect)
Name / recipient: Joh. Scheib (Johann Scheib)
Additional / profession / place:
Groß-Gewerks-Gewerksgenosse (or Gewerksgewerke) in Göstling / East-Styria (Göstling an der Ybbs / Lower Austria or Styria border area).
Stamps & marks (front and back):
Front: Brown 10-Kreuzer stamp (Emperor Franz Joseph in the oval, coat of arms/head issue 1863).
Back: Red wax seal impression, black arrival circle stamp GÖSTLING 17 / 10.
Lower set of stamps (loose stamps on paper cutout)
Stamps: Horizontal pair of the 15-Kreuzer stamp (issue 1860/1863, brown/blue beaded or brown-violet)
Cancellation: Red single-circle stamp RECOMM... WIEN / 1863
Market value & assessment
1 Perforated coat-of-arms / imperial head issues (1860–1863):
They are common value tiers (10 Kr. and 15 Kr.) of the Austrian monarchy.
2 Special features:
The upper letter to Bozen is characterized by the registered stamps (Rekommandirt) and the well-preserved sender stamp from Trieste.
The lower stamp pair is canceled with a rarer red Rekommandirt stamp from Vienna, which is of interest to homeland collectors or cancellation collectors.
Sender: Sender’s stamp oval C. SCHMIDT / TRIEST (merchant / trading house C. Schmidt in Trieste).
Dispatch stamp: RECOMMANDIRT / TRIEST / 18 31/7 63 (Registered mail from Trieste dated 31 July 1863).
Arrival stamp: Gößtling / 2. AUG (back) as well as LOB stamp.
Signature / mark of inspection:
Handwritten top right on the back: MACCHIE (signature/ownership mark/inspection mark of the well-known Italian/Austrian philatelic expert/collector Macchien).
This is a common 10-Kreuzer standard issue. The item is postally cleanly canceled and bears an intact lacquer seal. The addressee (trades/business circle in Göstling) makes it interesting for homeland collectors from Lower Austria/Ybbstal.
Content: Horizontal pair of the 15 Kreuzer stamp on original paper cutout (letter fragment).
Cancellation / stamp: Red two-circle special stamp “RECO / WIEN 1863” (Rekommandirt / Registered). The red ink on this issue is philatelically sought after and significantly increases the collector value compared with standard black stamps.
Back: On the back there is another red impression ("WIEN...").
Value & price assessment
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Geographic origin
Austria
From (Year of oldest stamps)
1860
To (Year of most recent stamps)
1864
Condition
Postal used
Title
Emperor Franz Joseph I.
Theme
Royalty
Has certificate
No
Has expert signature
Yes
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