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Turkey French Post Offices

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6708

1919, French military concession mail, from ALEXANDRETTE to BRUSK near La Six-Fours, France, picture postcard (Rue et Minaret) showing local market scene and striped minaret, sent by French navy serviceman, hand-carried via MARINE FRANÇAISE / SERVICE À LA MER octagonal anchor cachet struck on both message and image side, datelined 15 juillet 1919, message indicates temporary naval assignment in Ottoman Syria with return to Beirut expected, typical usage under French military concession post-WWI during French occupation of Levant, no stamp as postage was free for active service mail, neat and clearly struck cachets, light ageing, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

6738

27, 34(2)

1914, 1pia on 25c, pair + 15c, both French Levant stamps, on registered letter from SYMRNE to PHILADELPHIA/USA, cancelled SMYRNE 26/9 14 TURQUE D'ASLE, reverse with lilac arrival PHILADELPHIA, great letter, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

6747

1921, from Constantinople to Varna Bulgaria, franked with 3 x 25c blue Merson type Liberty and Commerce stamps, tied by TRESOR ET POSTES 506 B, registered letter with red boxed registration label R TRESOR 506 B No 824, backstamped VARNA 6 1 921 in black, commercial envelope from Societe Suisse d Exportation, scarce destination on Balkan route during post Ottoman collapse era, French military postal operation reflecting the broader intervention in Anatolia and the Near East following World War I, wax seal on reverse, tear at reverse, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

Turkey Greek Occupation Post Offices

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6819

1920, from Smyrne to Bruxelles, commercial cover from Greek occupation period in Western Anatolia, franked with 5 lepta green and 20 lepta black Hermes definitive issues tied by bilingual SMYRNE 25 FEB 20 cds, addressed to Belgium by trading house Spieler & Zarevich, scarce usage from the short-lived Greek postal administration in Asia Minor after World War I and before the Greco-Turkish War, ex Kugel, VF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

6825

N110-N122

1912, 1l-3d, (13), black opt, on illustrated (on reverse) philatelic letter from SALONIKI to CONSTANTINOPLE/Türkiye, cancelled THESSALONIKH 4 DEC 1912, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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Turkey Ottoman Post Offices in Anatolia

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7112

ca. 1916, Ottoman postal stationery card with additional 3 paras stamp depicting a mosque, cancelled with Arabic script postmarks including full strike of violet circular CENSURE MILITAIRE OTTOMANE MOUDAWANA DADANA cachet, handwritten in Ottoman Turkish using Arabic script, mailed during World War I under Ottoman military censorship in the Adana region, very scarce usage from the interior of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, ex Kugel, VF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

Turkey

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7115

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345-49 var

1916, 5 pa - 5 pi, (5), all IMPERF. pairs, all with large to huge margins, LPOG never hinged, from the Austrian printers archive, exceptional fresh and desirable showpieces, scarce pairs for the Turkey specialist, SUP! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

7116

/bof

B47 proof

1917, 2 pa, carmine rose, block of four, IMPERF, MNH, proof from the stock of the Austrian printers archive WITHOUT SURCHARGE, a unique desirable multiple, one other pair known, SUP! Estimate 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 900

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7117

/bof

546 proof

1917, 2 pa, Prussian blue, block of four from the left margin, IMPERF, MNH, proof from the stock of the Austrian printers archive, a unique desirable showpiece, SUP! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 800

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7118

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B47 (2) var

1917, 20 pa., red violet, pair, imperf. TRIAL PRINT WITHOUT surcharge opt, wove paper, NG as issued from the VIENNA Post archive, not mentioned in Scott, exceptionally rare, never seen unit, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

7119

545A

1917, 5 pa. on 1 pi., red, WITHOUT OPT, unknown rarity from the VIENNA printers archive with the typical perforation, one of two known without overprint, MNH, a magnificent rare showpiece, cert Scheller, XF! Estimate 2.000€. (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

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Estimate € 2000

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

7120

549-50

1918, 5 pa, brown red + 10 pa, grey green, pair, all IMPERF., 5 pa is a top right margin corner piece and pair is from left side with large margin, LPOG never hinged, from the Austrian printers archive, exceptional fresh and desirable showpieces, CV for one perforated stamp is $125, scarce single and pair for the specialist, SUP! Estimate 3.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 3200

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

7123

1933, From Istanbul to Braunschweig, cover franked with 6 kurus (2) and 20 para orange stamps, tied by black circular cancels ISTANBUL 16.11.33, reverse with indication of POLISH PALESTINE LINE CONSTANZA–PALESTINE–CONSTANZA and red flag emblem, on reverse with ISTANBUL and arrival BRAUNSCHWEIG 19.11.33 cancellation, scarce maritime usage on commercial shipping line operating Black Sea–Eastern Mediterranean service, in operation during tense interwar period marked by shifting political landscapes in Southeastern Europe and the Levant, POLISH PALESTINE LINE founded by influential Polish-Jewish entrepreneur Ignacy Gruenbaum, key figure in Zionist movement and early advocate of Jewish maritime independence, postal route reflects increasing Jewish migration and trade links via Palestine prior to WWII, red flag emblem symbolizing national carrier status under Polish registry, important postal history item illustrating logistical networks facilitating economic and political ties between Ottoman successor states and Central Europe, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

Ukraine

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7125

1949, from ODESSA to NEW YORK City, air mail 25 kopecks stationary card uprated with 2 ruble stamp, tied by ODESSA POSTA circular date stamp, boxed registration marking ODESSA No. 457, PAR AVION label at lower left, addressed in Cyrillic and Latin script to 137th Avenue, on reverse with violet double-circle cancellation NEW YORK N.Y COOPER STR dated SEP 7 1949 and NEW YORK N.Y AIR MAIL FIELD dated SEP 6 1949, reverse fully written in Yiddish, private correspondence during early Cold War period, rare Soviet–US communication, unusual franking combining postal stationery with commemorative issue, historically significant usage from the Soviet port city of Odessa, a major hub on the Black Sea with a strategic role throughout Russian and Soviet history, particularly during WWII and the subsequent ideological division of Europe, correspondence dated shortly after the Berlin Blockade and amidst the establishment of NATO, demonstrating limited yet ongoing postal exchange between the USSR and USA under strict censorship conditions, ODESSA POSTA marking reflects continued operation of Soviet civil postal services during heightened international tension, addressee in NEW YORK CITY possibly part of postwar Eastern European Jewish diaspora, card's reverse written in Yiddish evidences personal transatlantic ties in a time of restricted movement and communication, stamp combination notable for use of definitive postal stationery alongside high-denomination 2 ruble stamp commemorating Soviet achievements, reflecting philatelic and fiscal adaptations to meet registered airmail rates under Soviet postal regulations, a philatelic document of Cold War-era civilian contact, appealing for collectors interested in Judaica, Soviet postal history, and international relations, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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7127

1917, From KIEV to Lyon, France, picture postcard titled Types Russes – Un Cosaque showing Cossack with horse, postcard with in Cyrillic and French, message dated 16 December 1917, violet handstamp FRANCAISE EN RUSSIE indicating French presence in Russia during final phase of World War I, postcard sent during the chaotic months following the Russian Revolution of February 1917 and before Bolshevik takeover, scarce and historically significant postal usage from collapsing imperial system with connection to Allied diplomatic or relief missions, EXTREMELY FINE! expanded: from KIEFF, historic capital of the former Principality of Kiev and administrative center of southwestern Imperial Russia, to Lyon, France, major wartime industrial hub and location of French military command structures, picture postcard titled Types russes – Un Cosaque depicting mounted Don Cossack in traditional uniform, emblematic of Tsarist military forces, postcard bearing imprinted indicium with bilingual franking in Cyrillic and French, consistent with Russo-French postal agreements under the Universal Postal Union, message dated 16 décembre 1917, written during transitional Kerensky period after abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917 and prior to the seizure of power by Lenin and the Bolsheviks in Petrograd, violet handstamp FRANCAISE EN RUSSIE applied by French military or diplomatic post office, likely operated under auspices of the Mission Militaire Française en Russie led by General Niessel, presence indicative of continued French engagement in Eastern Front operations and support of the Provisional Government, item represents rare example of civilian correspondence intersecting with international military operations and diplomatic presence during one of the most volatile episodes of European modern history, including the dissolution of the Eastern Front, withdrawal of Russia from the Entente under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, and disintegration of the old imperial postal routes, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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Closing..Nov-27, 02:00 PM

Uruguay

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6770

1898, French-Uruguayan mixed franking, Paquebot stationary TARJETA POSTAL 2 Centesimos + uprated with 15 c. French stamp, from MONTEVIDEO/Uruguay to FRANKFURT/DR, neatly cancelled cds MONTEVIDEO 22 JULIO 98 and two octagonal BUENOS AYRES A BORDEAUX 21 JULIO 98, arrival cancel FRANKFURT 15.8.98, attractive and desirable XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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Mexico

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7150

1835, prephilatelic letter from MAZATLAN to MEXICO, cancelled with red boxed PUERTO DE MAZATLAN, taxed m/s 2 Reals, excitingly fresh letter in perfect condition, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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7151

1857, 1+1 real, yellow, pair, district GUADALAJARA, cancelled FRANCO GUADALAJARA on letter to JAPALPA, good margins, fresh letter, attractive, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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7152

MEX6

1867, 8 r, black on brown, with gothic district opt MEXICO, used, very fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image)

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Estimate € 300

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7153

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70(2)

1868, 25c, (2) on piece, blue, imperf, GUANAJUATO district and GUADALAJARA district, cancelled with double circular GUANAJUATO FRANCO (Schatzke 477) and mute cancel of GUADALAJARA (Schatzke 369), ex Provera, exceptionally fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image)

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Estimate € 300

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