Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4061
Symbol: Cat No: 1IIxa, 3IIxa, 4IIxa
1863: 20 pa. black and red on yellow paper, 2 ghr. black and red on blue paper and 5 ghr. black and blue on rose paper as a horizontal pair, "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper on letter dated 20. November 1863, from Constantinople cancelled "BATTAL" to "NIGDE". The left stamp of the 5 ghr. displays the "BROKEN TUGHRA" error. Very rare three colour franking. Signed Calves. rnrnProvenance: Collection Harry W. Schaefer, Corinphila sale 130, Oct 2001, lot 2464. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 750.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4062
Symbol: Cat No: 2IIxa
1863: 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper single copy on letter dated 16. Oct. 1863, from "BRUSSA" to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople. Fine and rare, signed Tewfik Kuyas and Todd AEIP. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4063
Symbol: Cat No: 3IIxa, 2IIIya
1863: 2 ghr. black and red on blue paper and 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" second and third emission, thin and thick paper on letter (part of the back missing and minor crease affecting the otherwise very attractive large margined 2 ghr.) dated 1864, from "DERALIYE"/Constantinople to "FILIBE", (Plovdiv) cancelled "BATTAL" in black ink. Fine and rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 400.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4065
Symbol: Cat No: 2 III ya
1863: 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper very evenly margined copy on letter dated 1864, from "SAMATYA"/Constantinople to "ERTUGRUL", very neatly cancelled "BATTAL" in black ink. Very fine and rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4066
Symbol: Cat No: 2 IIIy b
1863: 1 ghr. black and red on grey-mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper, single copy inconsistenly coloured due to manual inking, on business letter dated 2. Dec. 1864, from "MUDANYA" to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople, cancelled "BATTAL". Very fine and rare, signed Todd AEIP. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4067
Symbol: Cat No: 2 III yb
1863: 1 ghr. black and red on grey-mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper, single copies on two business letters dated 1864, from "MUDANYA" to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople, cancelled "BATTAL". Fine and rare first issue covers. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4068
Symbol: Cat No: 13A, 29, 13Bb
1868/1871: 10 pa. dull violet (1868), pair and single plus 1 pi. yellow, and 2 pi. ochre and black-brown 1876 postage due as 3 Pi. 30pa. "Duloz" franking on a letter all cancelled and tied by rectangular framed "KASTAMONU" amarks in arabic. Very unusual mixed franking with postage due stamp. Minor crease in envelope, not visibly affecting stamps. Certificate Sismondo (2007) (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4069
Symbol: Cat No: 13Bb, 16B
1871: 2 ghr. black and brick red (perf 5-11) and 10 pa. grey-brown (perf 5-11) (2) on letter dated 9. May. 1871, from "BALCHIK" cancelled with clear arabic double circle in blue (Coles Walker WP 20) to "GALATA"/Constantinople with clear "GALATA" bilingual on reverse. This is one of the earliest uses of the 1871 2 ghr. Fine and a great rarity, signed Tewfik Kuyas. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 300.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4070
Symbol: Cat No: 17Aa, 16A, 14A
1870: 5 ghr. blue and black (4), 2 ghr. brick red and black and 20 pa. green and black issue 1868 as an exceptionally high 22 1/2 pi. franking on letter from "STAMBOUL" to "BROUSSE". The stamps are of very fresh appearance. They are each cancelled by all arabic "STAMBOUL" framed cachet with date. Apart from a filing crease affecting the 2 ghr. stamp and some usual minor faults affecting the franking very fine and rare cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4071
Symbol: Cat No: 30-35
1876: Constantinople printing, the complete set of six values 10 pa. to 25 pi., all unused in imperforated vertical tête-bêche pairs with inverted background colour (Ex-Burrus - Lot 290, Sale 20 May 1964), in addition perforted vert. tête-bêche pair of 2 pi. value, a fine unused example also with inverted background. (Image 1)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4072
Symbol: Cat No: 30, 31, 33
1876: 2 pia. black and brown-yellow, 20 pa. green and purple (2) and 10 pa. black and mauve as 3 1/2 pa franking on registered mourning envelope from Constantinople to Boston, The stamps are all cancelled with the double circle "CONSTANTINOPLE /TURQUIE". The letter bears transit marks "LONDON", "LIVERPOOL" and "NEW-YORK". Blunted perfs on the 20 pa., very fine and unusual overseas usage of the Empire issue. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 150.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4075
Symbol: Cat No: 46U
1884: 20 pa. red and rose "IMPERFORATE" vertical pair from the NE corner of the sheet as 1 pi. franking on letter dated 29. Oct. 1889, from "SIRKEDJI"/Constantinople to "BRUGES". The stamps are contrastingly cancelled with the oval vertical bars "SIRKEDJI" in blue ink. The letter bears a Bulgarian transit marks and a "BRUGES" arrival on the reverse. An 'eye-catching' beauty with exceptional margins of exhibition quality to grace any 'Empire' issue collection. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4077
Symbol: Cat No: 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
1898: 10 pa. green to 5 pi. lilac and 5 pa. on 10 pa. green on philatelic registered letter from "VOLOS"/Greece to "CONSTANTINOPLE", usage during in the occupation period of "THESSALY" following the Turkish occupation in 1897. The stamps are cancelled with a bilingual "VOLOS" cachet, "STAMBOUL" in arabic and a bilingual "GALATA" are struck on the reverse. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4078
Symbol: Cat No: 88
1901: 20 pa. rose, a used example on 1901c. cover from Edremit to Constantinople tied by clear strike of circular "AEGEAN STEAM NAVIGATION / P.M. KOURTZI & Co. EDREMIT" cachet in blue. Istanbul arrival on reverse. Rare usage tying the adhesive, a fine cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 250.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4079
Symbol: Cat No: 88A, 89A
1901: 1 pi. blue and 20 pa. rose on registered letter from "BENGHAZI" to "CONSTANTINOPLE". The stamps are cancelled by the bilingual date-bridge "BENGHAZI" dated 22. Jun. 1901. The registration is executed by dated negative seal "TAAHUT OLONMUSTUR". On arrival the letter received "DERSADET" AND "GALATA" cachets in Arabic on the reverse. A very rare letter from Libya via the Turkish post. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
Sold...CHF 550.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4080
Symbol: Cat No: 88A, 89A
1900: 1 pi. blue (2) and 20 pa. rose-red on 20 pa. rose postal-stationery letter dated 12. Oct. 1903 from "GALATA" to "SAO PAULO". The letter is correctly franked for a registered letter of the second weight rate. A "SAO PAULO" receiver from 5. Nov. is on the reverse. The letter was closed with an Argentinian stamp which served no postal purpose. Unusual destination "SOUTH AMERICA". (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 80.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4083
Symbol: Cat No: 235
Lebanon 1914: Turkey 1 pi. blue used on 1914 cover from Ba'abdat to Aleppo tied by fine bilingual BABDATE (LIBAN) cds (March 22) in blue (Isfila RRR / Coles & Walker fig. 56), Aleppo arrival on reverse (March 26). Scarce and fine. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4085
Symbol: Cat No: 824, 817a, 812
1923: 100 pi. deep purple (7), 10 pi. grey and 3 pi. light-brown, as a massive franking for three parcels via "STETTIN" to "RUSSIA". The Parcels left "CONSTANTINOPLE" on 6. May 1925, to finally return undeliverable some 5 months later. Interesting parcel card with numerous transit marks. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
Opening CHF 100.00
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4087
Symbol: Cat No: 1b, 2a
1863: 1 ghr. black and blue on red-brown and 2 ghr. black and blue on brown "TUGHRA" postage dues on letter dated 18. Dec. 1863, posted unfranked within "DERALIYE"/Constantinople. 1 ghr. just touched at top left, 2 ghr. with almost full trim lines all round, cancelled "BATTAL" type II, fine and very rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4088
Symbol: Cat No: 23, Levante 4b
1901: 1 pi. black on mauve paper, postage due on letter from "JERUSALEM" to 'Moise bey dal Medico', Navy Minister of the Ottoman Empire. The letter was insufficiently prepaid with 1 pi (French office) and taxed on arrival. The letter bears the unusual arrival cachet of "KASSIM-PACHA". (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4089
Symbol: Cat No: IA
Liannos Post 1867: 5 pa. black on blue paper, perf. 14, a single example used on large part Newspaper banner 'Omonoia' folded in half and with some wear, cancelled by two oval negative handstamps and largely obscured oval datestamp. Scarce. Cert. Orestis Vlastos (1992). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4090
Symbol: Cat No: IVa/IVd
Liannos Local Post 1866 (June 1): The study collection with 10 pa. black on yellow in blocks of fifty (4) on differing papers and a sheet of 100, 20 pa. black on rose in a sheet of 100 and in half sheets of fifty (3), 3rd. printing 1 pi. red in an unused sheet of 100 with Crown / ER watermark and a block of fifty, 2 pi. blue in an unused blocks of fifty (2) together with some loose examples or in small multiples. The whole with typed notes on genuine, reprints and forgeries collated from both Gordon Torrey and Gregory Frantz. A rare opportunity to finally settle which is which. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image)
Turkish Steamship Company 1845 (Sept): Cover from Brousse to Constantinople struck with oval negative seal handstamp with central P.P. (Posta Pagata) in black. The first handstamp introduced by any Turkish Steamship Co., an exceptional strike of a very scarce marking. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4093
Symbol:
Turkish Steamship Company 1846 (Dec 7/19): Entire letter from Constantinople to Patras, Greece struck with circular P.P. within wavy lines in red, unusually struck twice, with Greek 'International' oval framed handstamp on front and the reverse with Syra cds in black where slitted for disinfection, Athens cds in blue and Patras arrival (Nov 21) in black and rated at '50' lepta to collect in red manuscript. A rare and most appealing entire. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4094
Symbol:
Cat No: III
Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1868: 1 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with good margins all round, cancelled by part "BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / STEAMSHIP Co. / SMYRNA AGENCY" handstamp struck in blue. The stamp thinned in places but of outstandingly fine appearance for this much rarer value with under 10 examples recorded in used condition Mi = € 7'500. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4095
Symbol:
Cat No: IV
Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1868: 2 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with good margins all round, cancelled by extremely rare negative seal / circular signet "JOLY" handstamp in blue. A couple of negligible corner creases not affecting the appearance, just three, perhaps four examples are recorded with this rare cancellation. Signed Calves. Cert RPSL (1988) Mi = € 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Otto Hornung; Corinphila sale 118, Oct 1999, lot 6434. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4097
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
Turkish Steamship Co 1845/59: Covers/entire letters (9), with 1845 entire with oval fancy framed "PP" in black (unlisted by Ringstrom & Tester*), 1847 entire to Livorno with circular "P.P." in red, 1849 entire with oval framed "CO / P.P. / CONSTANTINOPOLI" handstamped in black, 1851 and 1858 entires prepaid with oval "Posta Del Piroscafi / PP" to Chios (the 1851 example illustrated in Ringstrom & Tester, the 1858 example with Porto-Piastre label), 1859 entire from Constantinople to Gemlek/Chios with Anchor "PP" in black and Porto-Piastre label with 1½ in pencil, 1885 form for receipt by Bell's Asia Minor Co. "SYRA / AGENCY" in blue green; generally fine a rare group etc. rnrn*Provenance: Köhler sale 272, Wiesbaden, 12-15 June 1991, lot 3954. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4098
Symbol:
Cat No: Va/Vb+VIa/VIc
T.B. Morton & Co 1869/70: The collection on leaves with range of 1869 large circular FRANCO examples in blue or red on various coloured papers (15); 1870 ½ pi. green unused (11) and used (4), 1 pi. red unused (10) and used (3), 2 pi. blue unused (6) and used (3); the unused in differing shades and the rare used examples all cancelled in red with 'PD' in diamond grill. Condition varies but a generally fine, a scarce group Mi = € 4'000+. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4099
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1868/: Collection of Dulos Proofs on leaves with 1868 10 pa. dull lilac imperforate on thin paper with overprint inverted (2), 5 pi. in pale blue (2) with overprint upright; 1875 10 pa. lilac, 20 pa. pale green and 1 pi. yellow in imperforate Proof pairs on thick ungummed card paper, 1876 20 pa. pair in a pale buff shade in imperforate Proof pairs on thick ungummed card paper, unoverprinted background only Proofs imperforate on card paper for 1 pi. in yellow, 2 pi. in vermilion and 5 pi. in pale green; Postage Due in five imperf. Proof pairs for 20 pa. - 25 pi. values on thin paper. A scarce group (16 items). (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 4100
Symbol: Cat No: Collection
1873/92: Collection on leaves (119 items) all showing the "Katchak / Contrebande" markings from circular Type II on Dulos and Empire issues in black, blue or red; framed Type III overprint (with Arabic '2' at top) on Dulos and Empire issues in black, blue or red; Type IV (with Arabic '3' at top) in black, blue or in red on Dulos 1876 issue, Type V on 1876 issue with triangular handstamp with Arabic '4' at top and finally the famous framed "Contrebande" bilingual marking in black, blue and violet. An unusual group. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image 4)(Image 5)(Image 6)(Image 7)(Image 8)(Image 9)(Image)
1870/71: Siège 20 c. blue pair used on cover from Marseille to Constantinople, cancelled on board Paquebot "Tage" with circular "LIGNE U / PAQ. FR. No. 1" in blue, underpaid by 60 centimes on despatch and struck with framed "AFFRANCHISEMENT / INSUFFISANT" and '6' décimes handstamp both in blue (1 fr. - 40 c. paid = 60 c. charge). Reverse with French P.O. in Constantinople cds of receipt (Aug 26). Scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7298
Symbol:
1893: Levant 1 pi. on 25 c. black on rose used on 1893 covere to Constantinople tied by 'BEYROUT / SYRIE' cds (May 7). Cover found to be double weight with '2' in manuscript and triangular "T" marking above oval "BM" (Boîte Mobile) in black, taxed on arrival with Duval 1881 Postage Due 50 c. black (Maury T20) tied by "Constantinople / Turquie" cds (may 13). Rare cover. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7299
Symbol:
1895: Cover bearing Type Sage 15 c. blue used to Salonica, tied by 'Cavillon a Miramas' TPO (Sept 24) with crayon 'T' at left, taxed on arrival with France 1893 Postage Due 10 c. brown in a horizontal pair (Maury T29) tied by "Salonique / Turquie D'Asie' cds (Sept 28). Closed opening tear at top but scarce. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
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Sale No: 274
Lot No: 7300
Symbol:
1899: Stampless postcard from Marseille to Mersina to the Office of the Messageries Maritimes, taxed on arrival with France 1893 Postage Due 5 c. blue (Maury T28) in a strip of four tied by bold strikes of "MERSINA / TURQUIE D'ASIE" cds's (Oct 30) in black. Rare. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image 3)(Image)
