Worldwide Stamps and Covers Turkey - Turkey - Former Ottoman Territories:
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1279
Symbol:Brief
"AN CANIB-I POSTA-I VIDIN 256", arabic negative seal, clear strike on cover to Constantinople, rated 3 pia. 20pa.. Very fine and scarce, opinion Todd AIEP
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1281
Symbol:Brief
Cat No:Michel 14B,15B
"ISLIMYE", greenish-black triple framed arabic handstamp, clear strike on Duloz 1868/70, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on entire letter to Filibe, very fine, certificate Nakri (2017)
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1282
Symbol:Brief
Cat No:Michel P2b
"RUSCUK", dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra postage due, 1 pia. with clear to wide margins, to entire letter from Kotel to Ruscuk. A very fine and scarce letter. Certificate Nakri (2017) and Holcombe (1994)
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1284
Symbol:Brief
Cat No:Michel Tur.136
"NISSYROS 4-8-908", fine strike in blue on pair 1908, 20 pa. rose on small envelope to Athens with transit- and arrival marks. One stamp tiny rounded corner, cover with light bends, otherwise very fine. A very rare cancellation. Illustration copy of ISFILA-handbook.
"PESKOKEFAL" black hexagonal handstamp on entire letter letter from the Monastery of Piskokephalo, dated 1872. A very rare postmark, just 6 stampless entires recorded.
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1286
Symbol:Brief
Cat No:Michel Tur.29
"RETMO ", arabic octagonal marking, 2 clear strikes on 1876, 1 pia. in vertical pair, on small registered envelope to Istanbul, additionally franked on reverse with 1 pia. local stamp for distribution in Istanbul (damaged when cover was opened). A fine and scarce entire.
Sale No: 380
Lot No:1287
Symbol:Brief
Cat No:Michel 71
VOLOS: "GOLOS TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1314", very fine strike in blue on 1892, 1 pia. on commercial cover to Constantinople. A very fine and extremely rare entire.
Sale No: 380
Lot No:10516
Symbol:Geste
Cat No:Collection
1843/80 (ca.), mounted postal history collection with about 35 unfranked and franked covers and postal coupons as well as some loose stamps, including rare postmarks like "An Canib Postahane-i Kazanlik", "Postahane-i Filibe" and "Zagra-i Atik Postahane-i 1278", coloured frankings, 2 covers with combination frankings with city postmarks of Constantinople, 4 values Mont Athos with Ottoman postmarks, etc. Very interesting object