Austrian Lloyd Agency in Aleppo 1856 (March 6): Entire letter from
Alexandretta to Aleppo, internally dated “6 Marzo 56”, struck
Austrian Lloyd Agency in Aleppo 1856 (March 6): Entire letter from
Alexandretta to Aleppo, internally dated “6 Marzo 56”, struck with
clear and very rare bilingual Arabic "L + A / An Djanibi Postai
Nemce Haleb 1855" (Lloyd Austriaco from the Austrian Post in Aleppo
1855) handstamp (Müller 2024a = 1'400 points / Tranmer fig. 1) in
bluish black. Cover with minute file folds of no importance, an
appealing entire with this rare handstamp, cert. Ferchenbauer
(2000). Note: This is the only bilingual Austrian Levant postmark -
a rarity only in use from 1855/56. Ing. Edwin Müller (1960) knew
only two items with this cancellation in black, a number not
changed until 1976, when Keith Tranmer published his study on this
subject. He stated that this handstamp was used only as an arrival
mark, however outgoing covers are known to the describer, all
struck in 1855/56 in blue or blackish blue and all being part of
the same Dahlah correspondence, showing that this postmark clearly
functioned as a temporary arrival and despatch postmark. An updated
census of the known material can be found hereunder. Provenance:
Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale (May 2000), lot 1929. Census
of the bilingual Arabic " L + A / An Djanibi Postai Nemce Haleb
1855" (Lloyd Austriaco from the Austrian Post in Aleppo 1855)
handstamp: Ingoing to Aleppo, 6 covers: Date unknown; Alexandretta
to Marcopoli in Aleppo; Collection Västras, Corinphila sale 99,
June 1997, lot 9949 1855 (July 18), Marseille to Esdra de Picciotto
in Aleppo; Gärtner sale 28, June 2014, lot 2015. 1856 (Feb 8);
Alexandretta to Marcopoli in Aleppo; collection 'Monte Napoleone',
Corinphila sale 78, Sept. 1988, lot 895; 1856 (March 6);
Alexandretta to Marcopoli in Aleppo; collection 'Cihangir',
Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 1929 1856 (March 8);
Alexandretta to Marcopoli in Aleppo; Collection Hans Smith FRPSL,
Corinphila sale 182, Sept 2013, lot 1391 1856 (Nov 6);
Constantinople to the Sardinian Consul in Aleppo; Corinphila sale
284, May 2023, lot 1955 Outgoing to London from Dahlah
correspondence, sent via Trieste or intended to be sent via Trieste
to London, 7 covers: 1855 (June 12); Collection 'Cihangir',
Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 1994 1855 (Aug 21); Collection
Dubus, Robineau auction, Nov. 1987, lot 551 1855 (Sept 4);
Collection Arsman, DF sale, May 2005, lot 20206 1855 (Oct ca);
Collection Provera, Corinphila sale 292, Dec 2022, lot 3072 1855
(Dec ca); Collection Schindler, Corinphila sale 255, Sept 2020, lot
7548 1855 (ca); Collection Franz See, Corinphila sale 62, May 1979,
lot 2423 1855 (ca); Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 124, Oct
2000, lot 5756
