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6408

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25.26

1923, gezähnt, im Viererblock, obere zwei Marken gefalzt/unteres Paar postfrisch, frisches und attraktives Prachtstück! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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6409

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1923, gezähnt, im Viererblock, obere zwei Marken gefalzt/unteres Paar postfrisch, frisches und attraktives Prachtstück! Schätzpreis 350€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 350

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Syria French Occupation Post Offices

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6749

1920, sent from Syria to Etampes, redirected to Seine-et-Oise, stampless French military cover, dispatch cancel TRESOR ET POSTES 600 27-11-20, top handstamped ARMEE DU LEVANT, circular cachet TERRITOIRE DE LA SYRIE – CONSEIL DE GUERRE, arrival backstamp BANLIEUE SUD 6 12 20 PARIS, French military mail during early occupation of Syria following the fall of the Arab Kingdom, scarce item, linked to the geopolitical aftermath of the Franco-Arab War of 1920, when General Henri Gouraud led French forces to dismantle the short-lived Arab Kingdom under King Faisal I, whose brief rule symbolized Arab aspirations for independence post-Ottoman Empire, the usage of TRESOR ET POSTES 600 corresponds to French military operations in the Levant theatre, the ARMEE DU LEVANT marking reflects the commanding military authority of the French mandate in the region, TERRITOIRE DE LA SYRIE – CONSEIL DE GUERRE cachet evidences the juridical and administrative control established by the French military tribunal, item illustrates early postal operations amidst shifting colonial governance, a historical philatelic testimony to the tensions and transformation in the Near East post-Sykes–Picot Agreement, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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Syria Turkish Post Offices

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7114

118

1906, Turkish occupation of Syria, 5 paras, ochre, on postcard depicting Oudekhi village from Alepo, Syria to Paris, very fresh, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image)

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Estimate € 150

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Thrace Greece Occupation Guemuelcine

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6839

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1913, fragment with four different Greek base stamps overprinted in black and red with provisional inscriptions GREEK ADMINISTRATION GUMULJINA and new values in Greek currency (ΛΕΠΤΑ 10, 25, 25, 25), tied together by black circular handstamp GUMULJINA AUGUST 1913, created during the short-lived Greek military occupation of Gumuljina in Western Thrace following the Second Balkan War, extremely rare combination of multiple values including both types of overprint on a single piece, one of very few surviving non-philatelic fragments showing postal use of this provisional issue, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 800.00€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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Thrace Interallied Government

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6830

N26 - N29

1920, from Dimotika, unposted philatelic souvenir card bearing five different Greek stamps including overprints ADMINISTRATION OF WESTERN THRACE in three lines, all tied by clear circular DIMOTIKA 5 MAY 1920 cancels, back with Bulgarian postal stationery card 10 stotinki overprinted THRACE INTERALLIE affixed without additional postmark, illustrates mixed representation of transition period between interallied occupation and Greek annexation, early use of Greek stamps with local Thracian overprint, scarce example from a rural locality showing dual system and complex political status, ex Kugel, VF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6831

N26, N28

1920, from Gumuldjina to Antwerp, commercial picture postcard originally printed in French and Bulgarian as Thrace Occidentale, franked with Greek stamps 3 lepta red and 1 lepton green bearing three line overprint Administration of Western Thrace, tied by GUMULDJINA 28 JUNE 20 bilingual postmark, usage during the short interallied administration phase following Bulgarian withdrawal and before full Greek annexation, card depicting local post and telegraph office, extremely rare combination of Bulgarian postal stationery and Greek military issue overprinted stamps used for international mail, scarce destination Belgium, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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6832

N55 (3), 204

1922, from Orestias to Serres, envelope franked with Greek stamps 25 lepta blue and three copies of 5 lepta green bearing a rare two line overprint in Greek reading Dioikisis Thrakis, a local variety replacing the usual three line French overprint Administration de la Thrace, tied by ORESTIAS 18 DEC 1922 circular datestamp, correct 40 lepta domestic letter rate within northern Greece, late usage of overprinted issues more than two years after the official Greek annexation of Western Thrace, tolerated local stock use including non-standard overprints, destination Serres confirmed from handwritten Greek script on reverse, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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6833

N26 - N29, N31

1920, philatelic souvenir card created using a Bulgarian postal stationery card uprated with Greek stamps bearing rare three line Greek overprint Administration of Western Thrace (1 lepton, 2 lepta, 3 lepta, 5 lepta, 15 lepta) and one Bulgarian 10 stotinki green with Thrace Interalliee overprint, all tied by four clear strikes of KOULELI-MPOURGAS 4 JUNE 1920 circular datestamp, back side unused, a classic Interallied Thrace production highlighting extremely rare usage from Kouleli-Mpourgas (Pition) and mixed franking with both Greek and Bulgarian overprinted issues, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6834

1920, philatelic souvenir card created using a Bulgarian postal stationery card uprated with Greek stamps bearing rare three-line Greek overprint Administration of Western Thrace (1 lepton, 2 lepta, 3 lepta, 5 lepta, 15 lepta) and one Bulgarian 10 stotinki green with Thrace Interalliee overprint, all tied by clear strikes of MIKRON DERVENI 15 MAY 1920 circular datestamp, back side unused, a classic Interallied Thrace production highlighting extremely rare usage from Mikron Derveni (Kutchuk Derven) and mixed franking with both Greek and Bulgarian overprinted issues, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6835

1920, postal stationery card from SOFLOU to CONSTANTINOPLE, stamped stationery 10 stotinki (green) uprated with 15 stotinki Western Thrace issue, both the indicium and the adhesive stamp overprinted with THRACE INTERALLIEE in black, tied by SOFLOU 6 I 920 circular datestamp, additional SOFLOU cancel and bilingual ODRIN 7 1 1920 transit cancellation, addressed to Deutsche Orientbank, Galata, CONSTANTINOPLE, message dated 5/23 January 1920, neat commercial usage from the interallied occupation period following the end of the First World War, VF, historically significant postal artifact, following the armistice of 1918 and the disintegration of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires, the Western Thrace region became a focal point of geopolitical tension and administrative transition, falling under interallied control in 1919 as stipulated by the Treaty of Neuilly, which redrew borders in the Balkans and placed Bulgaria under heavy territorial and military restrictions the overprint THRACE INTERALLIEE denotes this interallied military administration period, during which French, British and Italian forces oversaw governance and postal services in the region, with SOFLOU (modern Svilengrad) serving as a border town of strategic importance due to its proximity to both the Greek and Turkish frontiers, the bilingual ODRIN (Adrianople/Edirne) transit mark further underscores the complex linguistic and administrative environment of the area, where French, Bulgarian, Ottoman Turkish and Greek coexisted during the handover period, the destination CONSTANTINOPLE, still under allied occupation at the time, and the recipient Deutsche Orientbank — a prominent German financial institution with deep ties to Ottoman commerce and infrastructure — link this correspondence to broader economic and diplomatic efforts in a reshaped postwar Southeast Europe, the use of uprated postal stationery and overprinted issue illustrates both the philatelic scarcity and logistical improvisation of the time, reflecting the ephemeral nature of this interallied postal administration, a rare and well-preserved example of transitional postal history, combining military, diplomatic and commercial relevance in the context of the Balkans and Near East following the First World War, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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6836

N28

1920, from Souflion to Chalkis, envelope franked with five copies of Greek 3 lepta red bearing three-line Greek overprint Administration of Western Thrace, tied by SOUFLION 5 MAY 1920 circular datestamp, with additional arrival postmark CHALKIS confirming delivery, correct 15 lepta domestic letter or printed matter rate within Greece, very rare usage from the small town of Souflion during the brief Greek administration of Western Thrace, destination Chalkis confirmed from handwritten Greek script on reverse, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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6837

N58 (2)

1920, from Xanthi to Fall River, Massachusetts, USA, picture postcard franked with two copies of Greek 5 lepta green bearing two line Greek overprint Administration Thrace, tied by XANTHI 20 JANUARY 1922 circular datestamp, depicting Macedonian women in traditional clothing, very late usage of overprinted stamps nearly two years after the official Greek annexation of Western Thrace, tolerated use of remaining local overprint stocks, scarce destination to the United States, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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6840

N20-N25, NJ4-NJ7

1920, from Drama to Bourgas, large philatelic cover franked with twelve Bulgarian stamps of different base types and denominations, all overprinted THRACE OCCIDENTALE in black or red, including definitive and postage due issues from 5 to 50 stotinki, tied by DRAMA 14 MAY 1920 circular datestamps, arrival backstamp BOURGAS 17 MAY 1920, mixed franking demonstrates full range of provisional Inter Allied postal issues under French control of Western Thrace following the defeat and withdrawal of Bulgarian forces, extremely fine and complete example of a philatelically inspired but postal-era correct usage from this short transitional period, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6841

N17 (5), N12

1920, from Fere to Plovdiv, registered cover franked with six Bulgarian definitive stamps including one 25 stotinki blue and black and five 10 stotinki red, all overprinted THRACE INTERALLIEE, tied by circular FERE 15 MARCH 1920 stamp, Cyrillic arrival backstamp PLOVDIV 17 MARCH 1920, full postage paid with clearly struck cancels, violet registration manuscript notation at upper left, scarce usage from minor Western Thrace locality under French interallied military administration, illustrates organized postal system despite political uncertainty prior to Greek annexation later that year, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6842

N20, N21, N23, N24

1920, from Dimotika, postal card uprated with multiple Bulgarian stamps overprinted THRACE INTERALLIE, tied by circular datestamp DIMOTIKA 21 XII 1920, additional strike of blue circular cachet GOVERNEMENT DE LA THRACE INTERALLIE / CAISSIER DE LA RECETTE PRINCIPALE DES FINANCES DEMOTICA indicating official financial administration handling, card uprated on reverse with four more Bulgarian stamps showing overprints THRACE OCCIDENTALE, each cancelled DIMOTIKA 21 V 1920, very scarce mixed franking of postal stationery and adhesives under French financial control during final months before Greek annexation of Western Thrace, non philatelic usage from a rural locality, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 800€. (Image)

Estimate € 800

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6843

1920, from Gumurdjina to local addressee, cover franked with Bulgarian 15 Stotinki stamp, cancelled GUMURDJINA 6 MARCH 1920, backstamped GUMURDJINA 7 MARCH 1920, additional black handstamp THRACE INTERALLIE applied over the stamp, large circular red cachet reading DELEGUE GENERAL DE LA THRACE OCCIDENTALE BUREAU POLITIQUE ET ADMINISTRATION at lower left, official correspondence addressed to the French commandant responsible for political and administrative affairs, used during temporary French control of Western Thrace following Bulgarian withdrawal and prior to Greek annexation, illustrates transitional postal usage under Inter Allied civil authority, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6844

N3-N6

1920, from Xanthy to Sofia, cover franked with four different Bulgarian definitive stamps denominated in stotinki, each overprinted THRACE INTERALLIE in black, tied by circular postmark XANTHY 20 JANUARY 1920, arrival backstamp SOFIA 23 JANUARY 1920 in Cyrillic, mixed franking showing 5, 10, 15 and 25 stotinki values, used during French-led Inter Allied occupation of Western Thrace after Bulgarias withdrawal under Allied terms, reflects postal service normalization using remaining Bulgarian stocks with military-authorized overprint, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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Togo

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6780

234-245 (4)

1935, from Lomé to Feltham, England, registered cover franked with four definitive issues of French Togo including 65c, 1f, 1f25, and 1f50 from the Le Palmiste series, all tied by LOME TOGO cds dated 27 NOV 35, red registration label R LOME 246, manuscript Recommandé at left, addressed to Miss Joan Harwood, 76 Twen Road 76, bold blue crayon registry cross on front, reverse bearing two clear strikes of violet oval REGISTERED FELTHAM MIDDX. arrival handstamps, sender noted as H Wallan, British engineer of the Chemin de Fer de Togo (CFT), the colonial railway company operating under French administration, stationed in Lomé within the framework of the French West African federation (Afrique Occidentale Française, A.O.F.), scarce and visually striking example of colonial registered mail, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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Tunisia

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6778

1912, from Bizerte to Hamburg, cover franked with five examples of the green 5c Blanc issue of French Tunisia, tied by four strikes of BIZERTE A TUNISIE cds dated 17.2.12, envelope of the DIVISION D OCCUPATION DE TUNISIE REUNION DES OFFICIERS BIZERTE with military-style layout, addressed to Paul Siegert in Hamburg with added notation Allemagne, circular TUNIS departure mark on reverse, unusual military officer correspondence bearing full letter rate postage to a German civilian recipient, clear and complete strikes of all cancellations, rare destination from a French colonial context shortly before World War I, particularly scarce in such complete condition with matching strikes, Ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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