ENTICING TURKEY COLLECTION to 1976 in a nicely filled Scott album with extra pages added in for varieties, shades, cancels, etc., note 1863 Tughras used except 20pa unused, very strong section of the 1865/76 overprints mostly mint and incl some varieties, 1876/90 Empire issue highly complete mint incl 1886 5pa used, 25pi mint plus numerous varieties, 1901 25pi-50pi mint, 1908 5pa-2pi mint, 1914 200pi without gum, very strong and mostly complete mint for post WW I issues incl better commem and definitive sets of the 1920s/30s (e.g. Scott #634-726, 758-841, 1935 Women's Conference mint) plus airmails, postal tax, etc., generally fresh and F-VF; ideal for the specialist and well worth a close look

CV. 1,200

TURKEY "OLD-TIME" COLLECTION OF 19th CENTURY CRESCENT TYPES. the 1876/1890s types written up on quadrille pages, over 350 stamps with highlights including the 5pi (#57) mint with inverted background, imperfs, 50pa (#55) lower margin block of four with extra vertical perfs, 1880/81 -½piastre-+ and -½piastres-+ 1pi mint (#62/63), as well as -½piastr-+ and -½piastri-+ errors, then the 1884/86 5pa unused, used (2) incl blue cancel and used on piece (#66), 1886 25pi black and pale gray unused and used (3; #73), a page of the private bisects, 1888 25pi used (2; #86), followed by the 1890 1pi blue and gray mint block of four (#89); also a fascinating page of the 1890 Baghdad provisional bisects (not listed in Scott) including two commercial single usages on cover, as well as an excellent range of red, blue and black, circular, triangular and rectangular local overprints in 11 different series of 5, etc., typical VG-VF; an engaging in-depth collection with many scarce items, a recommended viewing

CV. 1,100

TURKEY 1860s/80s ISSUES COLLECTION. challenging specialised collection specifically for star and crescent types annotated on quadrille album pages, well over 400 stamps on complex areas including imperfs, lots of bisects on piece, extensive local overprints, many postage dues of the period including used in combination with bisects on piece and diverse local handstamps, generally F-VF; viewing a pleasure

CV. 1,100

TURKEY NEWSPAPER ISSUES COLLECTION, 1891/1901. about 200 stamps on quadrille pages with the 1891 1pi mint and used (4) with red handstamp (#P12/P12a), 2pi yellow used (#P13), 10pa with blue and red handstamps used (#P10b/P10c), 1pi with blue handstamps (2; (#P12a), 20pa red handstamp (#P11c), etc., then the 1892 newspapers with several dozen used incl three examples of the scarce 5pi pale violet (#P29), as well as 1901s mint piaster values inc. shades on the 5pi (#P42), etc., usual mixed condition with most F-VF

CV. 550

TURKEY 19th CENTURY ISSUES SELECTION. 200+ stamps on quadrille pages and incl the good 25pi mint and used (6), also variants in the word "Piastre" including -½f-+ for -½e-+ and short -½t-+s etc., then the second series of crown and crescents to 25pi, nice array of issues with a wide range of postmarks, colored cancels etc., VG-VF, a delight for the specialist.

CV. 500

TURKEY ASSORTMENT. mostly early issues mounted on stock sheets, mint and used with some high values scattered throughout and with very little duplication, generally F-VF, view to appreciate; Owner's cat. $3,500+

CV. 450

TURKEY COLLECTION, 1905/1920s. hundreds on overstuffed old album pages with almost no empty spaces and most filled with more than one stamp, note 1905 newspaper overprints complete incl 2pi and 5pi mint, 1908 5pi newspaper mint, 1909 regulars with 25pi dark green used (3), 50pi brown used (2), 1909 2pi postage due mint (signed) through to1913 GPO 50pi brown mint and used, 1914 5pa Leander-+s Tower with red ovpt not listed in Scott, 1924 Lausanne Treaty complete mint, bit of Turkey in Asia, etc, generally F-VF

CV. 400

TURKEY 1923/25 ISSUE SPECIALIZED COLLECTION. several hundred mint and used stamps well annotated and identified on quadrille pages, starting with the mint series to the 100pi with fresh colors and with varieties such as 10pi dark blue Ottoman Public Debt Administration printing and a 10pi in unusual greenish slate shade, the 500pi green high value used (3), through to multiples to the 100pi, mostly F-VF; view to appreciate

CV. 400

TURKEY 1865/76 CRESCENT and STAR ISSUE COLLECTION. a few hundred mint and used issues written up on quadrille pages, including three used examples of the 25pi red orange (#13), the 1869 10pa yellow error of color used (#20e), 1870/71 10pa brown/lilac issues, etc., generally F-VF; viewing a must

CV. 400