Turkey 1863 Postage Dues Plate 2 Plating. Complete plating of plate II for each of the four issues, mostly used including several mint higher values, on pages with various type diagrams; generally fine quality throughout; worth inspection for the specialist. Estimate  $3,000 - 4,000. $0

Turkey 1863 Tughra Issue Accumulation. Well over 200 issues on stockcards, including a section of rare plate 1 issues, many very fine issues including varieties (owner's Michel cat 20,000 Euros), also an average to faulty accumulation of issues and a few cover not included in catalog valuation; a nice group for the specialist; please inspect for full evaluation. Estimate  $7,500 - 10,000. $0

Turkey 1898 Cover from Brousse to Wurttemberg and Return. Franked with a 1892 10pa green (95) tied Brousse, 18 (?) Feb, sent to Langenargen, Wurttemberg (backstamped 24 Feb) where it was then redirected back to Brousse with a an 1890 3pf brown (57); Constantinople receiver 28 Feb and departure cds 30 Feb; Brousse receiver 1 Mar and and 1pi 10 pa postage due paid by three stamps (100, J40 & P36) applied and canceled Brousse cds's, 2 Mar., Very Fine and attractive, a fascinating cover. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1911 Sultan's Visit Complete. A bright, fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged, 1pi blue Pristina Newspaper overprint (P78a) thin, otherwise F.-V.F., Only 5,000 sets were issued. Michel No. 181 I-211 IV €4,000 ($5,480). Scott No. 165-182c, P69-81c  $2,814. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1915, 25pi dark green. Exceptionally fresh, o.g., Very Fine; with 1994 Turkey & Ottoman Empire Phil. Soc. certificate. Michel No. 312 €2,400 ($3,288). Scott No. 324  $1,750. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1915, 25pi dark green. Tied on piece by better items-lingual "Voivoda" (Galata) cds, 10 July 1917, F.-V.F.; with 1994 Bühler certificate. Michel No. 312 €1,700 ($2,329). Scott No. 324  $1,200. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1919 Armistice issue complete. Tied on four philatelic covers, apparently favor-canceled Voivoda (Galata), 29-1-19 and backstamped Galata the same day; three of the four are registered and one has a printed address to a M.H. Marcus; Very Fine and most unusual. Michel No. 640-652 €900 used ($1,233). Scott No. 552-564 & J87  $1,097 used. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1919 Armistice Issue. O.g., fresh and F.-V.F. Michel No. 640-651 €900 ($1,233). Scott No. 552-564  $532. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1923-25, 100pi & 500pi Definitives. O.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. Michel No. 824-825. Scott No. 622, 624  $650. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1926, 10pa-200g Definitives. O.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Michel No. 843-856 €1,500 ($2,055). Scott No. 634-647  $800. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1930 Ankara-Sivas Railroad. O.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Michel No. 913-934 €1,200 ($1,644). Scott No. 705-726  $800. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1931-42 Ataturk Definitives. Includes 1931-36 values on uncoated paper and both shades of the 8k, o.g., never hinged (except 2½k l.h.), F.-V.F. Michel No. 945x-954x, 1000//1182 €1,229 ($1,684). Scott No. 737-757  $750. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1934 Izmir Fair. O.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. Michel No. 971-979 €700 ($959). Scott No. 765-773  $600. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1935 Women's Alliance. Matched set of upper right corner margin singles, o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage only), fresh and Very Fine. Michel No. 985-999 €1,300 ($1,781). Scott No. B54-B68  $750. $0 (Image)

Turkey 1935 Women's Alliance. Neat Congress cancels, light crease 10k+10k, otherwise fresh and Very Fine. Michel No. 985-999 €750 ($1,028). Scott No. B54-B68  $428. $0 (Image)

Turkey Collection, 1863-1926. Highly complete collection for the period on old European album pages; loaded with better stamps with just a few mint highlights including #109, 138-141, 151-164, 254-270, 278-284 (+ extra 284), very strong 1915-17 overprints, 605-624, 610 perf. 11 (Mi. 830, €500), Turkey in Asia #68, 89 and much, much more; F.-V.F. throughout. A tremendous starter collection. Estimate  $4,000 - 6,000. $0

Turkey Collection Balance, 1863-1988. Comprehensive 5-volume collection starting with extensive first issue coverage and running without interruption into the 1980s with many pre-1940 issues both mint and used with some interesting covers scattered throughout. Loaded with $50 & up stamps including the 1917 "Oxhead" overprints complete, each tied on small piece by Sep 20, 1924 Istanbul cds and handstamped small "N" of Ali Noussret. Condition is a little mixed, especially on some of the higher values, but the vast majority is F.-V.F. and virtually everything from the mid 1930s onward is n.h. A tremendous lot - allow plenty of time for a careful inspection. Estimate  $10,000 - 15,000. $0

Turkey Collection. Small collection of mainly mint sets and souvenir sheets to the early 1950s on stock sheets and retail pages; lots of $50 & up sets including better "Oxhead" overprints and RA170-180; generally F.-V.F., o.g. with some n.h. scattered throughout. A great lot for fill-ins; also a mint sheet file with large multiples of a few early low values from the 1860s & '70s and three blocks of 10 of Scott #47 (Scott $950 each), one block with no gum, the other two badly faded and not counted in the Owner's Scott value about $14,000 ($4,000 in the mint sheet file). Estimate  $2,500 - 3,000. $0

Turkey Collection. A few hundred mainly pre-1940 stamps arranged in a stockbook; better mint sets include #625-32, 645-47, 648-58, 659-72, 705-26 and 765-73; condition is generally F.-V.F. Owner's Scott value of about $8,000 includes $4,000 of 1891-92 Newspaper stamps, which are sold "as is". Estimate  $500 - 750. $0

Turkey Mint Issues, 1901-09. Mostly full mint sets including in multiples, regular & newspaper issues including Scott # 102-109, 132-45, 151-64, P37-P42, P42-P48 in blocks and P49-P54 in strips of 3; Scott cat $4,117, fresh material with some n.h. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

Turkey Newspaper, 1891, 5pi buff & gray. Block of 4, full o.g., diagonal crease affecting three stamps, otherwise fresh and Fine. Scott No. P14  $4,000 for singles. $0 (Image)

Turkey Newspaper, 1891, 5pi buff & gray. Neatly canceled, F.-V.F.; signed Georg Bühler. Michel No. 68A. Scott No. P14  $750. $0 (Image)

Turkey Revenue - Postal Tax, 1930-31, Bes (5) lira on 15k green & yellow. Horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. and rare; signed Vachat BPP with his 1999 certificate. Michel No. ZM B. 21 €9,000 for n.h. ($12,330). Scott No. RAC23  $4,000. $0 (Image)

Turkey Revenue - Postal Tax, 1955, 20pa-10l Red Crescent. O.g., never hinged, post office fresh and F.-V.F. Michel No. ZM C. 185-195 €1,400 ($1,918). Scott No. RA170-RA180  $1,257. $0 (Image)

Turkey Revenue - Postal Tax, 1955, 20pa-10l Red Crescent. Blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and F.-V.F. with the high value being exceptionally well centered. A rare set of blocks. Michel No. ZM C. 185-195 €5,600 ($7,672). Scott No. RA170-RA180  $5,028. $0 (Image)