TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF TEN 20pa black on yellow, red control band at bottom, mint left marginal TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF TEN (head-to-head) with full gum, showing five tête-bêche pairs, a stunning exhibition showpiece (10) (Image)

TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF TEN 20pa black on yellow, red control band at top and bottom, mint TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF TEN (head-to-head) with full gum, showing five tête-bêche pairs, a stunning exhibition showpiece (10) (Image)

Fancy Control Band Trial Print 20pa black on yellow, central red control band, mint tête-bêche pair with full gum, showing deep red Trial Print of the control band, exhibition showpiece (Image)

20pa black on yellow, without control band, unused tête-bêche pair, very fine (Image)

TÊTE-BÊCHE USED BLOCK OF SIX 20pa black on yellow, red control band at top and bottom, used tête-bêche (head-to-head) block of six (Types IX-XI/III-V), with very large to huge margins showing large part of adjoining tête-bêche pair at left, cancelled blue dotted pmk, exhibition showpiece (6) (Isfila 3TB02) (Image)

TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF SEVEN – USED 20pa black on yellow, red control band at top and bottom, used irregular right sheet marginal tête-bêche block of seven, few small defects, a very rare used marginal multiple (7) (Image)

20pa black on yellow, with central red control band, used right sheet marginal tête-bêche pair, on fragment, very fine (Image)

20pa black on yellow, with red control band at bottom, TÊTE-BÊCHE (head-to-head) cancelled by dot & line battal (Brandt Type I/3) , on folded cover from Sarajevo to Trieste, with 4-line BROOD / IN SLAVONTEN / 3. OCT alongside, an important showpiece, ex. Bergfeld Note: Illustrated in Basaran (2010) page 173 (Image)

TÊTE-BÊCHE ON COVER 20pa black on yellow, central red control band, tête-bêche pair (foot-to-foot) neatly tied by black battal cancel (Brandt Type II/8), on large envelope to Deraliye, military correspondence, exhibition showpiece (Isfila Specialised No. 3 TB01) Expertise: signed Kuyas Provenance: Bergfeld Note : Illustrated in Basaran (2010) page 171 (Image)

20pa black on yellow, with red control band at bottom, two singles, neatly tied by blue battal cancel (Brandt Type II), on envelope to Filibe, very fine Note: Illustrated in Basaran(2010) page 54 (Image)

TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR 1pi black on grey, with red control bands head to head, used tête-bêche block of four (Types VII-VIII/I-II), crease resulting in slight scissor cut, still fine for this rare used multiple (4) (Image)

1pi black on grey, MIS-CUT tête-bêche single tied on fragment by “battal” in blue, unusual & scarce (Image)

THE SECOND LARGEST RECORDED UNUSED MULTIPLE TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF SIXTEEN 2pi black on blue green, with red control bands head to head, mint vertical reconstructed tête-bêche block of sixteen, being two rejoined blocks of eight (Types VIII-II/II-VIII/VIII-II/II-VIII), very fine & a stunning showpiece (14) (Image)

2pi black on blue green, with red control bands, used vertical tête-bêche strip of three, tied on small fragment very fine & scarce (3) (Image)

USED STRIP OF SEVEN 2pi black on blue green, with red control bands at foot, used strip of seven, some usual faults, very fine & extremely rare (7) (Image)

UNIQUE USAGE OF THE RECTANGULAR CANCEL 2pi black on blue-green, with red control band in red at bottom, neatly tied on 1865 folded cover to Mersina by superb DERALIYE triple boxed rectangular cancel (Brandt type III-12), with French post office CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE cds & “10” tax marking alongside, a superb usage and unique on the Tughra issue A late usage of the Tughra issue with the very rare boxed cancellation which was normally only used on the Duloz issue Note: Illustrated in Basaran (2010) page 69 (Image)

2pi black on blue green & 20pa black on yellow, both tied by triple boxed Deraliye in blue (Brandt Type III-10) on 1863 envelope to Istanbul to Tarsus (in southern Turkey), fine & scarce (Image)

5pi black on carmine, unused with blue control band at bottom, showing DOUBLE FRAME variety (Type XII), unusual & rare (Isfila Specialised No. 6 BE112) (Image)

5pi black on red, with COBALT control bands at foot, used strip of three, very fine & scarce (3) (Image)

5pi black on rose-red, two singles & 20pa black on yellow, with blue or red control band at foot, tied on envelope to Constantinople, very fine & scarce franking (Image)

5pi black on rose, with blue control band at foot, tied on envelope to Deraliye, very fine & scarce single franking (Image)

5pi black on rose, sheet marginal with blue control band at foot, tied on envelope to Deraliye, very fine & scarce single franking, signed Kuyas (Image)

5pi black on rose, with blue control band at foot, tied on envelope to Deraliye by indistinct “battal” cancel, fine & scarce single franking (Image)