British Levant: Post Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna 1919-23: British Army Post Office in Constantinople 1918-20: British Army P.O., 1919 (Oct.) to 1920 (July) selection of 24 covers, cards or fronts variously rated and addressed incl. 1/2d. printed paper, 11/2d. local covers, one to H.M.S. “Resolution”, 21/2d. foreign letter incl. cover to Amsterdam routed via Turkish P.O., unstamped cover to U.S.A. with “T” charge mark, 3d. registered postcard, 41/2d. and 5d. (overpaid?) registered rates, also frankings on pieces with A.P.O. c.d.s., values to 1s. strip of four, fair to fine. (36 items)

British Levant: Post Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna: 1921 45pi. on 2s.6d. dull grey-blue, a mint and used study of re-entries, incl. ‘Nissen’ and ‘Brennan’ mint, etc., mainly fine. (17)

British Levant: Post Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna: 1921 180pi. on 10s. dull grey-blue mint examples (2), one showing the ‘Nissen’ re-entry [R. 1/1] and the other major retouch [R. 2/1], fine. S.G. 50 var. Photo. (Image1)

British Levant: Post Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna 1919-23: Constantinople: Reopened British Post Office 1920-23: A range of covers and cards from British P.O. mainly with Turkish currency frankings and variously addressed, sent at 11/2pi. printed paper rate (2), 41/2pi. postcard rate (9) incl. one bearing 30pa. on 1/2d. (4) with 11/2pi. on 1d., another underpaid to Paris with “T” mark but uncharged, and 41/2pi. on 11/2d. stationery card (CP77) addressed to Egypt, 41/2pi. local rates (2), 71/2pi. letter rate (4, one to U.S.A. with G.P.O. Officially Secured label, 111/4pi. 40g. rate (3, one underpaid but uncharged to U.S.A., another to Manchester with 3d. postage due), and three Official stampless covers (two with address excised), also 1921 (June-Aug.) U.P.U. rates altered from June 13, nine covers or cards variously addressed with unoverprinted G.B. issues cancelled British P.O. Constantinople double ring, incl. 2d. foreign postcard, 3d. foreign letter, 41/2d. double weight, registered 5d. local, 6d. and 71/2d. foreign double weight rates, also range of cancelled adhesives and frankings on pieces with values to 2s.6d., fair to fine. (30 items)

British Levant: Post Offices in Constantinople and Smyrna 1919-23: British Post Office in Smyrna: 1919 Reopening of British Post Office, a group of covers, incl. (May 8) cover to the French Chamber of Commerce in Sydney franked 21/2d. cancelled pre-War B.P.O. Smyrna c.d.s., Port Said transit on reverse, stained but a rare item from the period before the commencement of Greek Occupation on May 15 (also two 21/2d. adhesives on pieces cancelled “3 MY/19” or “9 MY/19”), 1912 “LEVANT” 1/2d. postal stationery wrapper (WP25) used 1919 (Nov. 10) to Calcutta and (Dec. 5) to Essex cancelled fair strikes of first type (24mm, latest known date) and second type (25mm) B.P.O. Smyrna c.d.s. respectively, official mail with 1d. postcard rate four examples comprising 1919 (Dec. 2) “LEVANT” 1912 1d. scarlet stationery card (CP62) unusually to Sweden, (Dec. 24) humorous p.p.c. to Lancashire franked unoverprinted 1/2d. pair, 1920 (Mar. 8) unoverprinted 1912 1d. card to London (address partially erased), and 1921 (Aug. 22) private card to Stamboul with unoverprinted 1d., 3d. letter rate with 1921 (June 21) and 1922 (Sept. 5) envelopes to Leeds franked unoverprinted 3d. and 1/2d. with 21/2d. respectively, cancelled by B.P.O. Smyrna c.d.s’s with additional strikes alongside, the latter being the latest known date of use, also 1921 (July 23) envelope to Paris bearing 21/2d., charged on arrival with French 30c. postage due affixed alongside. (9 items)