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1977 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1914: 10 pa. green and 20 pa. red, used on 1915 Turkish Feldpost buff
card to Berlin, tied by "SAHRA POSTASI 331 / 11" Field Post Office negative seal of the Vth Army Corps with repeated strike at left; based at the Cape Helles front. The card sent by Colonel Hueck commanding the 13th Division (the General was formerly
on the staff of the Military Mission under Marshall Liman von Sanders) with thanks for a packet sent to him on May 6th and received on July 27. Framed Constantinople Censor cachet in black and 'Stamboul (Depart)' cds (Aug 3) on reverse. Slight
wrinkles but very rare. Signed Nakri. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1978 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1914: Turkey 2 pa. brown postal stationery newspaper wrapper, front and
part back, cancelled by bilingual "Anatoli-Kavak" cds in black (Nov 5) with Arms Corps Telegraph marking alongside and superb strike of "SAHRA POSTASI / 5" Field Post Office datestamp at left (Nov 7) of arrival, based on the Asian shore of the
Dardanelles. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1979 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1914: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery card used to Adapazari
cancelled by civilian P.O. "Dardanelles" in black (Dec 30), violet circular seal of the "Second Division Heavy Artlliery Command" (Agir Topcu Okinci Leva Kumandanligi) and negative seal of "8th Heavy Artillery Nattalion Command" (Agir Obus Sekizinci
Topcu Alay Kumandanligi), the Artillery Defence of the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles. Superb strikes and most probably unique. Signed Nakri. Ex collection Keith Tranmer. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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1980 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1914: 20 pa. red and 1916 10 pa. on 1892 1 pi. claret, used on 1916
postcard to Istanbul tied by fine strike of "SAHRA POSTASI / 13" datestamp in black (July 21), the FPO at this date at Krithia with the 2nd Army on the Helles front, and struck with rectangular Censor in black. Some peripheral aging but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1981 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey GPO 20 pa. red postal stationery card struck with fine
"SAHRA POSTASI 28" Field Post Office datestamp (April 6) in black of the 5th. Division, with two strikes of Commander's Headquarters negative cachet in black. The 5th. Division was in Adrianople but were moved to face the Allied landings (April 25,
1915) and suffered heavy losses between April and June and were withdrawn in July to reform, returning to Anafarta, but back in action again in early August. Minor creasing but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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1982 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915 (July 25): Concessionary card (supplied by the National Defence
Association) from Istanbul and struck with a departmental cachet of the Medical Physician's Dept sent to a Corporal in the 3rd. Battalion of the 21st. Regiment at Cannakale. This regiment served with the 7th. Division from March until August 1915
taking part at the Batlle of Krithia the division was withdrawn to Gallipoli town where it remained until August 7th., when ordered to Suvla Bay. Card somewhat unsurprisingly creased but scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1983 |
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Gallipoli Campaign / Turkish Hospital Ships 1915: Postcard to the Cipher Bureau in Berlin at
Military concession, written from "Dardanellen" (Nov 18), and struck with superb circular Ship's cachet and oval bilingual cachet "BRIEFSTEMPEL / LAZARETT-SCHIFF RECHID-PASHA" both in bright purple, sent via the German Consul in Constantinople with
"Kais. Deutsche / Marine / Schiffspost / No. 14" cds (depot ship) in black (Nov 26). Card notes: "I am on the Hospital Ship Rechid Pasha and there are many German wounded here...". Superb and rare.rnProvenance: Collection "Cihnagir", Corinphila sale
123, 23-25 Oct 2000, lot 3046.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1984 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Stampless Military cover from the 2nd. Army Corps Headquarters at
Edirne to Constantinople with "Adrinople" cds of despatch and Censor handstamp on obverse, Constantinople (Nov 25) and Galata cds's on reverse. The 2nd. Army provided the reserves and was to be fully engaged in the planned offensive of late 1915,
early 1916. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1985 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: 20 pa. red postal stationery card used from one War Zone and
readdressed to another, backstamped at Diyarbekir (May 8) and Erzerum (June 3) and received with fine strike of "SAHRA POSTASI 35" Field Post Office datestamp (Aug 7) on obverse and, at base with framed tombstone "Military Censor / 1" handstamp of
the First Army (based in Gallipoli under Von der Goltz) in black. A most unusual usage. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1986 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Stampless concession cover to Constantinople (June 18) strike with
Unit negative seal handstamp and fair strike of "SAHRA POSTASI / 39" Field Post Office cds in violet, utilised by the 15th. Division which was on the Anzac front in 1915, and later used by the Turkish Army in the Galician and Romanian Campaigns.
Scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1987 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey 20+20 pa. reply letter card, a used example with both
registration cachet and struck on obverse and again on smaller second card inside with "SAHRA POSTASI / 6" Field Post Office datestamp in black. Ostensibly mailed from Ist. Officer E. Stroberg of the Steamer "Kerkyra" (used as a Transport to carry
wonded during the Campaign) to Bremerhaven but unsent, nevertheless a charming and unusual usage. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1988 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope, trimmed at right on
opening, used from Army Group Anafarta to Kadikeui, Constantinople (July 19) and up-rated with 1914 10 pa. green tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 9" Field Post Office datestamp in violet. Negative seal cachet of the 5th Army Headquarters at lower left well
struck in black and examiner's number '425' alongside. The Anafarta Group covered the Anzac, and in August, the Suvla fronts. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1989 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope, used from Gulf of
Saros to Constantinople (Aug 10) and up-rated with 1914 20 pa. carmine tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 8" Field Post Office datestamp of the 1st Division in black (June 3) alongside framed Censor cachet in black and arrival on reverse. Rare. Signed Nakri.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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1990 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope, trimmed at right on
opening, used from Army Group Anafarta to Kadikeui, Constantinople (July 19) and up-rated with 1914 10 pa. green tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 6" Field Post Office datestamp in violet (July 2). Negative seal cachet of the 5th Army Headquarters at lower
left perfectly struck in black. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1991 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Turkey 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope, slight trim at right
but with original contents, used from Army Group Anafarta to Kadikeui, Constantinople (Oct 13) and up-rated with 1914 10 pa. green tied by "SAHRA POSTASI / 6" Field Post Office datestamp in black (Sept 21). Negative seal cachet of the 5th Army
Headquarters at lower left perfectly struck in black. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1992 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Postcard from Damascus (March 15), stamp removed on viewside,
addressed to Ada Pazar with transot of "SAHRA POSTASI / 10" Field Post Office datestamp (April 3) in black, at this date based in Smyrne. Card also shows Star & Crescent Censor and Pancalti transits. The 10th Division were moved to Gallipoli and
Adrianople in May 1915 and faced the Allied forces at Krithia (Cape Helles) in June. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1993 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: 20 pa. red postal stationery envelope used to Constantinople,
cancelled by bold strike of "SAHRA POSTASI / 21" Field Post Office datestamp in black (April 21) of the 111th. Army Corps, with Remzi Bey's 7th Division. Negative seal at left in black "Gallipoli Military Hospital, Chief Medical Officer".
Constantinople arrival (April 15) on reverse. Small piece of envelope missing at left buit rare. Signed Nakri. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1994 |
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Gallipoli Campaign 1915: Stampless Soldier's concessionary rate cover from Istanbul (Nov 13)
with good strike of circular "SAHRA POSTASI / 19" Field Post Office datestamp (Dec 10) in black applied on arrival; the FPO based on the Anzac front. Opened by Censor with green wafer seal at top: delivery somewhat delayed by Censor. File fold but
scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1995 |
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Gallipoli Campaign / Navy 1915: Postcard of battle scene at Adrianople, mailed from the
formner German Battle Crusier "Goeben", donated to the Turkish Navy and re-christened "Yavus Sultan Selim I" when together with the "Breslau" they entered the Dardanelles to escape the Royal Navy. Handstamped by bilingual "Commando / Yavus Sultan
Selim I" in violet and used from Pera to Pancalti. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |
1996 |
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Gallipoli Campaign / Navy 1916: Stampless cover and contents with handstruck "Star &
Crescent / Anchor / Naval Academy Constantinople" in violet at right, mailed at "Halki (Ile)" to Kizil Toprak. Mail from Turkish Naval personnel is scarce, this being fine with all markings on obverse. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..May-31, 11:59 PM |