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Great Britain and British Commonwealth
Brit. Post Turkey
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Lot No:255
Symbol: 1856: Great Britain 6 d. lilac used on small 1862 mourning envelope to Elgin, Scotland tied by "C" obliterator of Constantinople, backstamped "British Post Office / Constantinople" cds in red (Jan 15). London cds in red (Jan 24) and struck with framed "MISSENT / TO / LANARK" in blue. Lanark cds and Elgin arrival (Jan 25) on reverse. Slightly soiled but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:256
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1867/74: Great Britain 5 s. rose, plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered EG, a good used example centred to lower left, horizontal bend but cancelled by fine strike of the Constantinople "C" in bars obliterator in black Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:257
Symbol: Lebanon 1876/79: Great Britain 2½ d. rosy-mauve, pl. 12, a horizontal pair used on 1878 printed envelope from the US Consulate in Beirut, Syria tied by bold "G06" obliterator with crisp strike of "British Post Office / Beyrout" adjacent (Dec 11). 'London / Paid' transit cds in red and reverse with 'New York / Paid All' transit (Jan 5, 1879). A most attractive and scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:258
Symbol: 1885/88: Surcharged 40 paras on Great Britain 2½ d. purple on blue, an unused example variety "Surcharge Double", colour slightly faded but extremely rare - unlisted by Stanley Gibbons - large part og. Cert. RPSL (1973).rnNote: Surcharged in a horizontal Setting of eight clichês, three show a small 'S' in PARAS. The stamp offered above has one surcharge with large 'S' and one with the small 'S'.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:259
Symbol: 1885/88: Surcharged on Great Britain 40 pa. on 2½ d. mauve, 80 pa. on 5 d. green and 12 pi. on 2 s. 6 d. on blued paper, this last centred to left, the fine unused set of three overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel Type GB9) in black, large part og. An elusive set. Cert. RPSL (1992) for 2 s. 6 d. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:260
Symbol: 1885/88: Surcharged on Great Britain 40 pa. on 2½ d. mauve, 80 pa. on 5 d. green and 12 pi. on 2 s. 6 d. on white paper, fine unused, large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 475. (Image 1) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:261
Symbol: 1887: 40 pa. on GB 2½ d. purple on blue and 80 pa. on 5 d. purple & blue, unused examples each overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1992) for 40 paras. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:262
Symbol: 1887/96: Surcharged 80 paras on Great Britain 5 d. purple & blue, an unused example of fresh colour, variety "Small "0" in 80", small manuscript '7d.' on gum under hinge remnant, part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:263
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1887/1921: The selection of varieties and SPECIMENS, with 1887 4 pi. on 10 d. purple & carmine with "Large 4" variety, fine og. (Gi = £ 225), 1902 80 pa. on 5 d. dull purple & ultramarine with "Small in 80" variety fine used (Gi = £ 200), 1913 1¾ pi. on 4 d. deep grey-green an unused strip of three, first stamp with "Small pointed 4" variety (Gi = £ 50+), together with 1902/3 hooded SPECIMEN set of three (Gi = £ 160), 1921 1 s. bistre-bistre in a horizontal pair and Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. brown optd. SPECIMEN (Gi = £ 300), generally fine, a scarce group. (Image 1) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:264
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, an unused example with partially broken 'S' in PARAS, and thus handstamped after February 26, possibly surcharged for the UPU as this stamp omitted from the usual sendings to Berne, part og. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:265
Symbol: 1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a used example tied to small piece by complete "British Post Office / Constantinople" code B datestamp (Feb 25, First Day of Issue), with 'S' of PARAS complete. A scarce stamp in genuine condition. Signed Thier Gi = £ 120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:266
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a used example cancelled by "British Post Office / Constantinople" code C datestamp (Feb 27), with 'S' of PARAS complete. A scarce stamp in genuine condition. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi = £ 120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:267
Symbol: 1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a fine used example on 1893 cover to Middlesborough tied by "C" barred obliterator in black, reverse with "British Post Office / Constantinople" code C datestamp (Feb 25, First Day of Issue). Fine and very scarce thus. Cert. RPSL (2002). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:268
Symbol: 1911/13: Great Britain 1 d. bright scarlet overprinted LEVANT, an unused marginal block of four, variety "Overprint Triple, Two Albino", fresh and very fine, typical slight gum wrinkle, unmounted og. A fine multiple Gi = £ 180+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:269
Symbol: 1913/14: Surcharged 1¾ pi. on 3 d. violet, an unused example, variety "Surcharge Double, One Albino", fresh and fine, superb large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:270
Symbol: 1921 (Aug): Surcharged 18¾ pi. on 1 s. bistre-brown, and Seahorses 45 pi. on chocolate-brown, 90 pi. opn 5 s. rose-carmine and 180 pi. on 10 s. dull grey-blue, the unused set of four, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, the 5 s. with nibbed perf. at base otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275. (Image 1) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:271
Symbol: 1921: Seahorse 180 pi. 10 s. dull grey-blue, an unused example showing retouch on 'S, G and E' of POSTAGE, large part og. and a used block of four, lightly cancelled by "British Post Office / Constantinople" datestamps third stamp showing the same retouches on a scarce multiple Gi = £ 225+. (Image 1) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:272
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1869/1921: The collection of postal history (42 covers/cards) with 1869 cover franked GB 2 d. and 1 s. mailed from Constantinople "via Varna" to Manchester, 1883 cover bearing GB 2½ d. blue tied by bold "F87" of Smyrna and eight further Smyrna usages through to 1913 with some fine postal stationery registered usages, 1882 cover with GB 2½ d. tied by bold "G06" used from Beyrout to Nebraska, 1885 GB 1 d. lilac (2) and 1881 2½ d. mauve used on registered cover to London, three fine Baggage label usages with Levant 40 pa. adhesives up-rated with GB stamps to make the rate, late usage with GB 1½ d. brown tied "Field Post Office / 2" (Sept 15, 1923). Condition fair to very fine, a most interesting lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:273
Symbol: Crimean War 1854: Great Britain 1 d. red-brown on blued, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16, a used horizontal strip of three tied to 1854 cover to Dublin, Ireland endorsed "via Marseilles" and "From Asst. Surgeon Miller H.M. 77th Regt., Army of the East", by London "8" numeral obliterators on arrival. Reverse with fair only "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" cds in blue (Oct 16) and London and Dublin cds's in red. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:274
Symbol: Crimean War 1855: Great Britain 1 d. red-brown, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 16, three single examples used on 1855 cover to Dorking endorsed "October 22nd" at lower left, tied on arrival by London '48' numeral obliterator applied in Greenwich. Reverse with repairable flap tear showing "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" code B cds in blue (Oct 23), and London and Dorking (Nov 7) datestamps. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:275
Symbol: Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express surcharge stamps for additional payment by the new premium service, unused examples imperforate in black and in bright salmon-pink, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:276
Symbol: Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express imperforate black surcharge stamp used in combination with 1885/88 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue on Great Britain 2 d. registration envelope to Merton, Surrey, tied by "British Post Office / Constantinople" cds (Sept 28, 1889) in black. Handstamped "A. Doursoun, British Post Office, Constantinople' cachet in red at left and "Registered / London" (Oct 2) datestamp in red below. Minor opening tear at lower right, a fine and scarce cover. Cert. RPSL (1977). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:277
Symbol: Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express salmon imperforate surcharge stamp (a corner marginal example), used on Germany 10 pf. red postal stationery envelope, up-rated for registration with 1885/88 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue (3) and single 80 pa. on 5 d. green tied by "British Post Office / Constantinople" datestamps (March 27, 1888) and by oval "R" registration handstamps in black with manuscript '4' (pence / piastres) in crayon below. reverse with oval 'Antonio Doursoun / Chemins de fer Orientaux' cachet and Munich (March 30) arrival cds. Some edge wear at base and addressee's name partially erased but rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:278
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): ½ d. green, an unused vertical pair, variety upper stamp "Overprint Levant Omitted", fresh and fine appearance, hinge remnants at top on part og., lower stamp unmounted og. Just 3'000 stamps overprinted, 1'352 sold. A very rare variety. Cert. BPA (1969) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance: Collection Marquess of Bute, RL, London, 20 May 1959, lot 116. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)



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image Sale No: 284
Lot No:279
Symbol: British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): Overprinted '"Levant", the unused set of eight values complete, all fresh and very fine, part to large part og. All are signed. Just 360 full sets can exist. Rare Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1) (Image)



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