Austria 1850/1884 - Emperor Franz Joseph I

10 pieces of letters Austria-Hungary 1860-1880

2 pieces of letters (Austria / Lombardy-Venetia or Austrian Post in Italy / Trieste, mid-19th century)

(Blue paper Austria 1850-1884

A beautiful compilation of classic postal history (Austria, Bavaria, Moravia) in good condition.

Description:
Here is the transcription, breakdown of names and recipients, and an assessment of the value of the shown letter ensemble (all from the 19th century, roughly 1860s–1880s, mainly Austria-Hungary):

Folded letter from Göstling (Pictures 1 & 3)
Recipient / Name: Mr. Herrn Joh. Scheib (Groß-Gewerks-Gewerksgewerke in Göstling, Austria)
Stamp & postmark: Austria 1860–1864, 10 Kreuzer Braun/Orange (crest/eagle head issue, perforated), canceled with single-ring postmark GÖSTLING 13/10. Backside arrival stamp GÖSTLING 17/10 and red wax seal.
(Beautiful, clean homeland collection letter for Lower Austria/Göstling an der Ybbs).
Letter to Franz Zwanzger (Picture 2)
Recipient / Name: To Mr. Hf. Franz Zwanzger at Munglitz in Graz (Graz)
Stamp & Postmark: Austria 1858/1861, 9 Kreuzer (Kaiserkopf/Franz Joseph I.), canceled in NEUNKIRCHEN.
(Classic Graz destination letter with Neunkirchen postmark).
Letter to Prague (Pictures 4 & 5)
Recipient / Name: Mr. Lusse, Marky & Bernard in Prague
Stamp & Postmark: Austria 1850/1858, 9 Kreuzer Rosa/Braungrau (Kaiserkopf/Coat of arms), canceled with two-ring postmark GAR...
(Beautiful script/calligraphy, company address in Prague).
Letter from Schweinfurt / Bavaria (Picture 6)
Recipient / Name: Mr. C. Zinner in Zeil am Main
Stamp & Postmark: Bavaria 3 Kreuzer Blau (Square stamp), canceled with semicircular postmark SCHWEINFURT 29/12.
(Standard Kreuzer letter from Bavaria, neat piece of mail.)
Letter to Prague to a machine-building plant (Picture 7)
Recipient / Name: Mr. Lusse, Marky & Bernard, Maschinenbauanstalt in Prague
Stamp & Postmark: Austria 1858, pair 5 Kreuzer Rot (total 10 Kreuzer postage).
(Multiple frankings / pair of 5 Kreuzer stamp increases interest for homeland collectors).
Pre-adhesive letter / Official letter "Perschling"
Recipient / Name: To the honorable Civil Court of Schotten in Vienna (from the Civil Court Administration Sitzenberg)
Postmark: line postmark PERSCHLING (pre-stamp era / postage-free or official letter with wax seal).
(Interesting for homeland collectors of Lower Austria / Schottenstift / Perschling).
Pre-stamp letter "Freyberg in Moravia" (Picture 10)
Recipient / Name: To the honorable k.k. Moravian Silesian fiscal office in Brno
Stamp: box postmark FREYBERG IN MÄHREN (pre-stamp folded letter, paid with Franco note, sender: Anton Ehrlich’s asset management in Freiberg.
(Good regional postmark from Moravia / today Příbor, Czech Republic).

The image shows 10 historical envelopes (folded letters or post letters) from the period of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (approx. 1870s to 1890s). They mostly bear Austrian postage stamps of the Franz Joseph I issues (head/coats of arms) and postmarks from various crown lands (including Moravia and Styria).

2 pieces of letters (Austria / Lombardy-Venetia or Austrian Post in Italy / Trieste, mid-19th century)

Description:
Title / Form of address: Sig. (Signor / Mr)
Name: A. M. Pollak (Alexander M. Pollak – a well-known Vienna wholesaler / banker / merchant family)
Destination: Vienna (franco)
Sending place: Trieste (see stamp TRIEST)
Description & Postal
Front:
Recommandirt stamp
Here is the detailed breakdown of the two historic letters (Austria / Lombardy-Venetia or Austrian Post in Italy / Trieste, mid-19th century):
1. Upper letter (Blue paper)
Transcription & recipient
Title / Form of address: Sig. (Signor / Mr)
Name: A. M. Pollak (Alexander M. Pollak – well-known Vienna wholesale merchant / banker / merchant family)
Destination: Vienna (franco)
Sending place: Trieste (see TRIEST postmark)
Description & Postal
Front:
Recommandirt stamp (RECOMMANDIRT) with the charge number 134.
Handwritten note Racomandata and Tariffa Unica.
Stamp: 15 Kreuzer (Coat of arms/Empire of Austria, 1858/1864 issue or newspaper/Franco stamp – pink/red, perforated).
Back:
Two back-side supplementary marks (each 5 Kreuzer pink) as charged postage / extra postage, canceled with TRIEST Recommandirt.
Arrival postmark from Vienna (WIEN 30/5 1.E.) as well as oval blue railway/ transit stamp.
Good condition red wax seal.
2. Lower letter (Cream colored paper)
Transcription & recipient
Title / Form of address: Sig.r Avvocato (Signor Avvocato / Mr. Lawyer)
Name: Dr. Arrigo Hortis (Very well-known Trieste lawyer, historian and politician, Dr. Arrigo Hortis, quale Procuratore dei sig.ri figli d. P. H. Coti...)
Destination: Triest (à Trieste)
Description & Postal
Front:
Upper left a green 3 Kreuzer / 3 Soldi stamp (Austrian Lombardy-Venetia issue), canceled with boxed Recommandirt 30/1.
Back:
A pink 5 Kreuzer / 5 Soldi stamp, also with TRIEST Recommandirt 30/1 canceled.
Handwritten note above (D.th Galatiz...) as well as red wax seal.

Note on valuation: Registered mail (Recommandé) from this era with complete front and back (including supplementary stamps on the back) are highly sought after by philatelists and homeland collectors (specialty: Austrian Post in Trieste / Lombardy-Venetia).