1876 small cover from Egin to Dersaadet, franked on back with 2 Piastres on 2g pale orange, tied by negative "Egin Posta Subesi 1288" handstamp, with corresponding pmks alongside, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine, with 2012 Isfila cert. (Isfila 94, Michel 25). Egin (Kemaliye today) is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Egin was settled by Armenians who emigrated from Van in the 11th century. It became known as a center of Armenian musicians, and later, literary poets (Image)

Est.$500

1911 Sultan's Visit to Macedonia, four covers and a parcel receipt, franked with total of 18 overprinted adhesives (one faulty) mostly "Monastir", others "Uskub" and "Pristina", one registered to Switzerland, others used internally, except the parcel card which is sent from Monastir to Bucharest, with Romanian postage due added on arrival, fine and rare group. The stamps were issued to commemorate Sultan Resat Seyahat Hatira's visit. Only 500 sets were overprinted and few were used. Covers are extremely rare (Image)

Est.$2,500

1913 General Post Office, two different unexploded 12pi booklets, each with special government inscriptions stamped on the covers by the postmaster, fine-v.f., interesting and undoubtedly rare (Cat No. 239-240) (Image)

Est.$750

1920 (11 Oct) cover (opened for display), registered from Paris to Geyve, Turkey, refused and returned, with a myriad of transit pmks on back, including Galata, Istanbul, Biledjik, Geive, Ada-Pazar, Mersule, arriving back in Paris on 7 March, 1921. A fine cover of historical interest (with description and routes indicated alongside), rare (Image)

Est.$250

1921 (1 Nov) cover from Eski-Chehir (Eskisehir) to Istanbul, franked with diagonal half of 5 piaster violet, tied by blue departure pmk, with Izmid censor and Ineboli arrival, endorsed "return to sender," fine and scarce usage from Anatolia, ex-Bloch, Passer collections (Image)

Est.$200

1891 10pa green & gray, tied by circular handstamp on a complete 4-page newspaper (in Arabic), inside franked with additional Turkish revenue issue, fine and scarce (Cat No. P10) (Image)

Est.$250

1891 10pa green and gray, red overprint inverted, horizontal pair, h.r., v.f., ex-Kuyas, Garmiryan and Alanyali collections with 2009 Nakri certificate (Cat No. P10var) (Image)

Est.$500

1891 10pa green and gray, handstamped in red and black, both inverted, block of four, h.r. with some perf. separations reinforced, irregular perfs, fine and rare unrecorded variety, ex-Garmiryan and Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri certificate (Cat No. P10var) (Image)

Est.$500

1891 20pa rose on gray, black "imprime" overprint inverted, block of four, double horizontal perforations between stamps, unused without gum, fine, with 2009 Nakri certificate (Isfila 143, Michel 65aA) (Cat No. P11var) (Image)

Est.$200