Worldwide Stamps and Covers Turkey - Turkey - Former Ottoman Territories:
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1281
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: Michel 14B,15B
"ISLIMYE", greenish-black triple framed arabic handstamp, clear strike on Duloz 1868/70, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on entire letter to Filibe, very fine, certificate Nakri (2017)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1282
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: Michel P2b
"RUSCUK", dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra postage due, 1 pia. with clear to wide margins, to entire letter from Kotel to Ruscuk. A very fine and scarce letter. Certificate Nakri (2017) and Holcombe (1994)
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1284
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: Michel Tur.136
"NISSYROS 4-8-908", fine strike in blue on pair 1908, 20 pa. rose on small envelope to Athens with transit- and arrival marks. One stamp tiny rounded corner, cover with light bends, otherwise very fine. A very rare cancellation. Illustration copy of ISFILA-handbook.
"PESKOKEFAL" black hexagonal handstamp on entire letter letter from the Monastery of Piskokephalo, dated 1872. A very rare postmark, just 6 stampless entires recorded.
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1286
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: Michel Tur.29
"RETMO ", arabic octagonal marking, 2 clear strikes on 1876, 1 pia. in vertical pair, on small registered envelope to Istanbul, additionally franked on reverse with 1 pia. local stamp for distribution in Istanbul (damaged when cover was opened). A fine and scarce entire.
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 1287
Symbol: Brief
Cat No: Michel 71
VOLOS: "GOLOS TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1314", very fine strike in blue on 1892, 1 pia. on commercial cover to Constantinople. A very fine and extremely rare entire.
Sale No: 380
Lot No: 10516
Symbol: Geste
Cat No: Collection
1843/80 (ca.), mounted postal history collection with about 35 unfranked and franked covers and postal coupons as well as some loose stamps, including rare postmarks like "An Canib Postahane-i Kazanlik", "Postahane-i Filibe" and "Zagra-i Atik Postahane-i 1278", coloured frankings, 2 covers with combination frankings with city postmarks of Constantinople, 4 values Mont Athos with Ottoman postmarks, etc. Very interesting object