Auction: Travelling Post Offices / Railway / Maritime items

 

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267 TPO   Starter collection and/or space-fillers: 36 items of varying postmark quality from good to faint strikes: similar variable item condition: good representation of types and routes: range of subjects on postcard items 12.00
268 1893  TPO 14 Type 7  Bécs-Budapest on 5kr. stat. letter-card to Rimaszombat (arr. mark) 4.00
269 1900  TPO 74  Type 9a  Kolozsvár-Nagykároly:  on 4f. first Turul stat. pc to Besztercze. Very neat clear strike of TPO entirely within Transylvania. Card has been gently folded but hardly noticeable. Postmark vgc 6.00
270 1904  TPO 61   Type 7  Brod-Nagykanizsa on  poppies ppc (part-written on) sent at 5f (Turul 1st. Period) rate showing all foreign text titles deleted and m/s Magyar and Croatian added as per rate rules. 6.00
271 1905  TPO 18 Type 7  Zimony-Budapest: on 5f. stat. pc to Satoráljaújhely 3.00
272 1906  TPO 64  Type 7  Fiume-Zagrab: on ppc Karlovac School: Croatian text card, Publisher in Hungarian and card title has Croatian text deleted as per rate rules: some letters faint but largely clear strike 6.00
273 1906  TPO 162  Type 9a  Eszék-Szeged: Route into Croatia lost at Trianon: bw ppc Gombos, sent to Zombor 5.00
274 1908  TPO 38  Type 9a  Lawoczne (Galicia)- Miskolcz-Budapest: on sepia pc of Eger Cathedral: high cross-border Carpathian route in rare three-name form. No. 38 occurs in several versions pre-Trianon 7.00
275 1909  TPO 95  Type 10   Resicza-Vojtek: on 5f stat. pc to Oravicza: 95 is less common than 96 on this route 5.00
276 1909  TPO 120  Type 7  Vaskoh-Nagyvárad:  Early Transylvanian route: light but clear strike on ppc of Várady Margit sent to Also rákos 7.00
277 Post 1909  TPO 388  Type 10 Rimakovoka-Losoncz: Small branch  lost after Trianon:: on col. art ppc to Budapest. A few letters and date year indistinct but largely clear. 6.00
278 1910  TPO 4  Type 11  Baziás-Budapest: ppc portrait and music with facsimile signature of Leoncavallo: small corner tear 5.00
279 1910  TPO 292 Type 12  Hollód-Vésztö on pc (picture side damaged. But address side vgc and clear almost complete strike: Last year of use  on rural branch as canceller replaced by Type 11 version same year. 5.00
280 1910  TPO 181  Type 9c  Ruttka-Kassa: on col. ppc Fenyöháza Northern route lost at Trianon: corner fold 4.00
281 Year indistinct  TPO 114 Type 11  Besztercze-Dées: Transylvanian route using old spelling on col. ppc of Dés (new form) Hungarian Schools 6.00
282 1911  TPO 28 Type 5   Nagyvárad-Szeged: on French Versailles Museum ppc: to Arad with dr cds: Late survival of this much earlier type.  5.00
283 1912  TPO 7  Type 11  Pragerhof-Budapest: Two pcs showing both counters, a & B,: o col. woodland scene with walkers: ii. b/w moonlight Balaton boating scene. Both 7 and 8 worked the route from the start in 1869 (Types 2, 5, 7) No. 8 is more often found: one card has edge tear. 9.00
284 1912  TPO 168  Type 9a  Füzesabony-Debreczen: on col. greetings pc of Egyekeröl street scene 5.00
285 1912  TPO 19 Type 9a  Királyháza-Budapest on ppc of Rónaszék: Carpathian TPO pre-Trianon 5.00
286 1912  TPO 93 Type 7  Arad-Temesvár; nice coloured blank design greetings card  to Brunn 4.00
287 1912  TPO 11 Type 7  Püspökladány-Miskolcz on ppc PüsP. Church: Very neat and clear strike of one of the several Type 7 design formats  i.e. TPO numeral off-centre. 7.00
288 1912  TPO 393  Type 10  Tapolcza-Budapest:  Dedicated TPO to spa town off main Balaton lines. Light strike, a few faint letters but well identifiable: on Christmas card featuring children in pastel colouring 4.00
289 1913  TPO 22  Type 11  Oderberg-Budapest: original cross-border route to Germany, pre-Trianon, on col. ppc of romantic couple gazing at vivid sunset-lit waters from boat rail 5.00
290 1913  TPO 15  Type 12  Budapest-Brassó  very good strike on col ppc Nagykáta ( route curtailed by Trianon) 6.00
291 1917  TPO 216 Type 11  Temesvár-Nagyszentmiklós on unfranked col ppc (has been folded) Route lost at Trianon so short life on short rural branch 5.00
292 1917  TPO 69  Type 9a  Brad-Arad: light but clear strike on art portarit card to Budapest 5.00
293 1932 TPO 2  Type 12 Parkan-nana-Budapest on ppc : Post-Trianon  route but using  pre-war format canceller. 6.00
294 1932  TPO 6  Type 12  Lokosháza-Budapest; formerly went into Romania via Arad to Tövis: post-Trianon reorganisation example on env. to Budapest very slight ink loss 6.00
295 1933  TPO 103 Type 12  Dunapataj-Kunszentmiklós on pc to Budapest: branch route 4.00
296 1933  Famous Men: 2 pairs + single 2f. Arány to make 10f  pc rate  to Németbóly carried on TPO 44 (TYPE 12) NAGYKANIZSA-UJDOMBÓVÁR   Plain card but pre-printed lines on reverse for response. Nice example all postage paid by stamps of this series. 6.00
297 1937  Illustrated stationery 10f imprint postcard 1935 ‘D’ series: Card D 8 Sümeg:  Used to Bp. With TPO 44 UJDOMBÓVÁR-NAGYKANIZSA TYPE 12:  Reverse routing to previous Lot and with additional counter letter ‘A’ 6.00
298 1934  TPO 18 Type 11 Kelebia-Budapest: Major early route number (to Zimony) surviving in post-Trianon reorganisation as new border: busy Balaton boating scene pc signed by many people: Offered with pre-war Type 11 version for partner No. 17 TPO still to Zimony.  8.00
299 1934  TPO 302  Type 12  Graz-Györ cross-border service: Cover to Budapest with station P.O. rect. boxed straight line KÖRMEND P.U. postmark: One TPO name missed ink but rest vgc. 5.00
300 1936  TPO 218 Type 15  Esztergom-Budapest on ppc Piliscsaba church 4.00
301 1936  TPO 42  Type 15  Ózd-Miskolc also with good Ózd station P.O.  rect. boxed mark Christmas card 4.00
302 1936  TPO 8  Type 12  Nagykanizsa-Budapest: post-Trianon curtailed Pragerhof route on 1935 edition of 10f stat. reply card reply-half, but relevant text deleted for use as normal pc:  To Kárász ( Agency P.O. boxed rect. arr. mark)  7.00
303 1937  TPO 4  Type 15  Szeged-Budapest: Post-Trianon re-allocation of early TPO number on ppc Bp. St. István Basilica 4.00
304 1937  TPO 4 Type 15  Szeged-Budapest: Reorganised route after Trianon, originally Budapest-Baziás on 1873 2nd. Type mark,  a major Balkan through route: here on ppc Szt. István Basilica Budapest. Vgc: Sold with earlier 1913 Type 12 serving Baziás-Budapest original route and on ppc oval Leoncavallo portrait and music card. Slight corner damage. 7.00
305 1937  Conductor Post Railways: ppc franked 10f 1933 def. with dr. cds ‘jm’ conductor mark for Köszeg-Szombathely route vgc, scarce 9.00
306 1939  Conductor Post Railway mark:  Printed postcard franked 2f 1933 Def. with dr. cds  ‘Közvetitömenet’ (km) conductor mark for Kerepes-Budapest local service: scarce: slight  loss of ink. 7.00
307 1939  TPO 48 Type 15  Keszthely-Budapest: on  1939 version of 10f Stat. pc to Budapest 3.00
308 1941  TPO 144  Type 12  Putnok-Eger: used on ppc Eger Cathedral vgc 3.00
309 1941  TPO 58 Type 15  Sopron-Györ:: on ppc Sopron Strandfürdö: 57 and 58 were from Type 7 onwards assigned to the private officially-recognised Sopron-Ebenfurth railway that ran right through the Communist era and still today. The numbers feature in several canceller types: Part of the story of a special railway route. Sold as pair with a Type 7 version of No. 57 on 2kr. stat. pc 1890 to Wien. 7.00
310 1942  TPO 98  Type 15  Székesfehérvár-Budapest  on ppc Velence to Budapest: some letters smudged but largely clear strikes (2) 3.00
311 1942/3  TPO 350  Sepsiszentgyörgy-Maro vásárhely: Restored Visszatért TPO service and route:  some letters faint but well identifiable: ppc with 8 mini-pics. of Gyilkos Lake and mountain scenes: also faint mark of  (?) local touring club:   6.00
312 STATION POSTMARKS   Starter collection and/or space-fillers  Station postmarks rectangular boxed types: 15 of varying quality covering main single line station post-office types with P.U. (one with P.UDV.) plus both formats for rectangular boxed cachets used on mail posted in station letter box: range of subjects on postcard items.  5.00
313 1915/1916 (Year not clear)  Station Post Office KIRÁLYHÁZA P.U. on bw ppc of  Triumetal Spitze and surrounding snowy peaks card produced in Igló: franked 10f WHITE NUMERAL Harvester  6.00
314 1927  Station Post-Office BALATONSZEMES P.U. on bw ppc Keszthely aristocratic house gateway 3.00
315 1928  Station Post-office  EGER P.U. but the smaller version on sepia pc of Eger Cathedral franked 8f St. Stephen: vgc 4.00
316 1930  Station Post-office  FÜZESABONY P.U.  on ppc of St. Ferenc: also with TPO  168 (faint) Füzesabony-Debreczen 4.00
317 1932  Station Post-office  KESZTHELY P.U.  on sepia pc Keszthely Carmelite church but with pmk of Balatonszentgyörgy, beyond Keszthely station so station mark applied later  on journey 3.00
318 1939  Station Letter-box cachet MONOR (central lione refers) on col. ppc. vgc 3.00
319 1942  Station Letter-box cachet Gyergyöszentmiklós (lower line version) on Gyilkos Lake and mountain cards card with 8 mini-pics: pmk faint but identifiable and franked in returned Visszatért period at 8f using 2f + 2 x 3f Crown defs. Very nice item from very Magyar Szekler territory with postmark life less than five years. 5.00
320 1943  Station Letter-box cachet TASZÁR (lower line version) on 12f dated 1943 stat. pc to Budapest. 3.00
321 1944  Station Letter-box cachet ÚJSZÁSZ  (lower line version) on 18f def.  (floral greetings card but that inf. erased. 2.00
322 1944  Station Letter-box cachet ZOMBOR (lower line version) on 18f dated 1944 stat. pc: Visszatért restored Hungarian working but short-lived and due to be lost again very soon as Russians advance . 5.00
323 1953  Station Letter-box cachet KARCAG (central line version) on bw ppc young couple hiking 3.00
324 1956  Station Letter-box cachet ZAMARDI (lower line version: Cover to Budapest 3.00

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