2pi black on blue, attractive & valuable assembly of six unused singles in three different shades from light to dark, all with red band at top or bottom, mixed to fine, unusual & a scarce group (6) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at top, unused with large part gum, bottom marginal single, very fine to superb (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV03) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at bottom, unused with part gum, right marginal single (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV03) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at top, unused single showing “dot on line at the bottom” plate marking (Image)

THE KUYAS STRIP OF FIVE 2pi black on blue, red band at top, used horizontal bottom left corner marginal STRIP OF FIVE, very fine and extremely rare The second largest recorded used multiple Note: Illustrated in Basaran (2007) page 60 Provenance: Passer, Beraha, Brandt, Kuyas (Image)

2pi black on blue, attractive selection of cancels on six singles & two pairs, showing battal, dot & line, plus two types of Deraliye cancels, mixed to very fine, a rare group (10) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at top & bottom, used left marginal vertical pair, bottom single with horizontal crease, a rarity as only very few are recorded (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV04) (Image)

2pi black on blue, attractive & valuable assembly of thirteen used singles, four with red bands at bottom, five with red bands at top & four showing red bands at top, bottom and sides, unusual & rare group (13) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at bottom, used horizontal pair showing unusual pre-printing paper fold variety (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV02 variety) (Image)

2pi black on blue, partial red control band at bottom, used left marginal horizontal pair (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV03) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at top, used left marginal horizontal pair (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV04) (Image)

2pi black on blue, red band at top, used right marginal horizontal pair (Isfila Specialised No. 1 PV04) (Image)

2pi black on blue & Third Printing 1pi, both neatly tied by blue dotted battal cancel (Brandt Type II/1) on 1864 folded entire (correspondence in Greek) to Mahmut Pasa Han at Bursa, dated October 2, some minor cover faults. A very fine & rare mixed 1st & 3rd issue franking Note: Illustrated in Basaran (2010) page 29 Expertise: signed Holcombe Provenance: Bombieri (Image)

5pi black on rose (shades), four unused singles in four different shades from light to dark in each case, all with blue bands at top or bottom, unusual & rare group (4) (Image)

THE LARGEST UNUSED MULTIPLE 5pi black on rose, mint horizontal top marginal pair, left stamp showing top right marginal repair, still an extremely rare unused multiple. (Isfila Specialised No. 2 PV02) Only two pairs recorded (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue band at top, unused bottom marginal single, very fine (Isfila Specialised No. 2 PV03) (Image)

5pi black on rose, red band at bottom, used horizontal STRIP OF THREE, with dot & line cancels, very fine & extremely rare used multiple (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BV32) Only two such strips recorded, both are in this collection (Image)

5pi black on rose & red, attractive selection of cancels on nine singles & one pair, showing battal, dot & line, plus rare markings of Filibe, Deraliye & Nis, mixed to very fine, a rare group (11) (Image)

5pi black on rose, central blue band, used vertical, showing plate flaw top left. (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BE108) Very fine & rare vertical pair, apparently only 10 vertical pairs recorded (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue control band at top, used horizontal pair cancelled by dot & line cancel, showing “YES” instead of “BES” printing flaw at right, very fine (Isfila Specialised No. 2 PV03) (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue control band at top, showing plate flaw bottom right corner, used with dot & line cancel, very fine (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BE141) (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue control band at bottom, showing plate flaw top right (Isfila BE141), used, very fine (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue control band at bottom, showing plate flaw at top, used, very fine (Image)

5pi black on rose, blue band at top, used bottom sheet marginal, very fine, proving that there was no tete-beche positions on the first issue (Image)

5pi black on rose, red band at top, used with dot & line cancel, bottom marginal, very fine (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BV32) (Image)