1835, entire unpaid letter from Smyrna to Trieste, transported via Semlin with desinfection handstamp "Geräuchert vom Komtumaz-Amte zu SEMLIN am 14. März 1835" (Meyer type L1) on reverse

1860/1947, interesting collection with 65 covers, cards and postal stationary with emphasis on foreign mail after 1920 with many R- covers, parcel registration cards incl. incoming mail, censors, interesting frankings and special features, neat on album pages with inscription

1867/1920, group with four specialities resp. rarities with mint never hinged variety IV unused (FA Nakri A.I.E.P), mint never hinged variety 173IC (FA Nakri A.I.E.P), mint never hinged variety 377 DDK used (FA Nakri A.I.E.P) and mint never hinged variety 735F unused (overprint variety "337" instead of "1377", FA Englert), good condition

1880/1918 (ca.), interesting group of covers, together with some postcards and used stamps, incl. Mi.-Nr. 74 and 76-77 (signed Yaremdji), mostly fine

TURKISH OFFICES IN SAMOS: 1906, 20 pa. rose, vertical pair tied by two-line "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE" (Hosking 592) to an envelope to Trondhjem, Norway, mail posted at sea and cancelled at landing in port Smyrna, arrival on reverse "TRONDHJEM 6 V 07" as well as recipient private handstamp on obverse; fine, the convergence of a most unusual destination and a scarce paquebot cancel

TURKISH OFFICES IN SAMOS: 1902/1912, group of covers sent to Norway (4), incl. two struck with clear bilingual departure cds. "SAMOS" (Nicolas Type 4-5), together with two shipmail covers posted on board with franking tied by two-line handstamp "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE", the later applied at landing in Smyrna (similar to Hosking 592 but 30 mm in size); fine to very fine, extremely scarce mail magnified by a most unusal destination

1938, complete mint collection (Mi.-Nos. 1-25 as well as P1-6)