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| 2617 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Mekkin / Mekin / Makain 1909: Turkey 20 pa. red used on 19019 postcard to Los Angeles, USA tied by small circular "MEKKIN POSTA SHUBESI - 1313" negative seal handstamp in black (Mekkin Postal Branch
1897) with superb information strike alongside at left (Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR'). Rare and fine, just two examples known, the other is illustrated in Ziya catalogue 'M - N' on page 78 (Image 1)
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| 2618 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Mouallakat-el-Damour / Muallakatü D-Damur 1914: Turkey 20 pa. red used on 1914 cover with contents to Saida at littoral / port to port rate, tied by bilingual octagonal "MOUALLAKAT-EL-DAMOUR
(BAAKLIN)" datestamp (Dec 28) in black (Coles & Walker unlitsed, Ziya unlisted). Not perhaps the finest strike but the sole example recorded (Image
1)
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| 2619 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Oubadyé / Abadiye / Ebadie 1914: Turkey 1 pi. deep blue, a used example on 1914 cover to Oelwein, Iowa, USA tied by bilingual circular "OUBADYÉ (MT. LIBAN)" circular datestamp (March 3) in black
(Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya unlisted). Part of flap torn but rare, fine and entirely unique - this cancellation has only previously been seen (once, on a 1917 cover) as an arrival datestamp (Image 1)
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| 2620 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Ras-el-Metne / Re's Ülmetin 1908: Turkey 1 pi. pale blue, a used example on 1910 cover to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, USA tied by bilingual circular "RAS-EL-METN (LIBAN)" datestamp (Jan 23) in black
(Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR') with St. Louis, M. arrival duplex (Feb 26) above and arrival (Feb 27) on reverse. Strike somewhat weak but believed unique. Note: This cover is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'O - R' on page
87 (Image 1)
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| 2621 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Rechmaya / Reşmaya - Reşima / Rişmayyâ 1909/11: 10 pa. green used on picture side of postcard to France with reverse showing decorative circular bilingual "RECHMAYA / LIBAN" handstamp with upper half
of handstamp reading "Rechmaya Postal Branch" struck in violet (Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR'). Rare. Note: This card is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'O - R' on page 94 (Image 1)
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| 2622 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Roumye / Rumye 1905: Turkey 20 pa. red, slight faulty used example on 1907 postcard written from Broumana to France tied by circular "ROUMYÉ (LIBAN)" datestamp (June 29) well struck in violet (Coles
& Walker fig. 166, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR'). A far better strike than that illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'O - R' on page 105. Scarce (Image
1)
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| 2623 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Salima / Salîma 1909: Turkey 1 pi. blue, a used example, small perf. fault, on circa 1910 cover to Mexico City, tied by circular negative SALIMA POSTA SHUBESI" negative seal handstamp (Salima Postal
Branch) well struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 115 / Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR'). Flap missing on reverse but rare. Note: This cover is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'S - Ş' on page 68. Provenance: Collection Howard E. Walker, collection
Otto Hornung, Corinphila sale 137, May 2003, lot 1765 (Image 1)
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| 2624 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Sakiyet-ul-Misk 1905: Turkey 20 pa. red used on 1906 postcard to Cairo tied by oval "SAKIYET-UK-MISK POSTA SHUBESI - 1321" negative seal handstamp (Sakiyet-ul-Misk Branch Office 1905) well struck in
black with repeated information strike alongside (Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya unlisted). Cairo arrival cds (Oct 4) at left. Superb and believed unique (Image 1)
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| 2625 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Schewayfat / Şuveyfat 1909: Turkey 20 pa. rose-red horizontal pair used on cover to Seattle, WA, USA tied by bold strike of decorative circular "SCHEAWAYFAT POSTA SHUBESI" handstamp in blue (Coles
& Walker fig. 198 / Ziya fig. 3 - rated 'RRR'). Attractive and very scarce (Image 1)
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| 2626 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Shevir / Shuwair / Şeviyr 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used in 1897 to Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada cancelled by fine strike of circular "SHEVIR POSTA SHUBESI - 1308" negative
seal handstamp (Shevir Postal Branch 1892) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 199, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RRR'). Interesting message from missionary "Our village is half way between Jerusalem and Antioch, 4'000 feet above the Sea of Galilee". Small nick
at base of card but extremely scarce. Provenance: Collection Herry Schaefer, Corinphila sale 130, Oct 2001, lot 2612 (Image 1)
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| 2627 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Shevir / Shuweir / Şeviyr 1901: Turkey 1 pi. violet-blue, two examples used to pay the registered rate on cover front to Charleston, SC, USA endorsed "de Schweir" each tied by oval framed bilingual
"POSTA SUCCURSALE LIBAN 10" handstamps (Postal Branch No. 10) in blue-black ink (Coles & Walker fig. 117, Ziya fig. 2 - rated 'RRR') with registration cachet in black at left. Note: This cover is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'S - Ş' on page
261 (Image 1)
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| 2628 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Shevir / Shuweir / Şeviyr 1914: Turkey 1 pi. deep blue used on 1914 cover to Mit-Berah, Egypt tied by bilingual octagonal "EL-CHEVIR (BEYROUTH)" datestamp (Aug 11) in black (Coles & Walker
unlisted, Ziya fig. 3 - rated 'RRR'). Reverse with "Beyrouth / 7" transit cds and Mit-Bira arrival. Small nick at top of envelope but just one card and this cover recorded (Image 1)
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| 2629 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Souk el Garb / Sukü'L-Garb / Souk el Gharb 1892: Turkey 20 pa. claret postal stationery card, an 1894 used example to Munich, Germany cancelled by circular "SOUK EL GARB POSTA SHUBESI -
1309" negative seal handstamp (Souk el Garb Postal Branch 1893) well struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 120, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RR'). Sender's personal seal in blue at left and Munich arrival (Aug 1). Slight corner bend to card but otherwise
superb and scarce; sold together with cover to London bearing 1913 1 pi. ultramarine tied by decorative circular "SOUK EL GARB LIBAN" handstamp in black (C&W fig. 121, Ziya fig. 2 - rated 'R') but cover torn near adhesive (Image 1)
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| 2630 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Tannourine / Tennureyn / Tannûrîn 1905: 20 pa. red used on 1908 postcard to St. Junien, France tied by circular "TANNOURINE POSTA SHUBESI" negative seal handstamp in black (Coles & Walker
unlisted, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RR'). St. Junien arrival (March 19) in black. Rare. Note: This card is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'T - Z' on page 41 (Image 1)
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| 2631 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Tannourine / Tennureyn / Tannûrîn 1905: 20 pa. red used on postcard to St. Junien, France tied by decorative circular "TANNOURINE LIBAN" handstamp with "Posta Shubesi / Postal Branch Tannourine in
upper segment) in black (Coles & Walker unlisted, Ziya fig. 2 - rated 'RR'). St. Junien arrival (July 18) in black. Rare. Note: This card is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'T - Z' on page 41 (Image 1)
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| 2632 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Zahle / Zahlé 1868/71: Turkey 20 pa. green and diagonally bisected 2 pi. orange-red used on 10 October 1871 entire letter to Beirut, paying the rate for up to 100 route hours and up to 3 dirhems
weight, tied by fine strike of double framed all arabic "ZAHLE" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 140, Ziya fig. 1 - rated 'RR'). A fine and very rare entire (Image 1)
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| 2633 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Zahle / Zahlé 1876: Turkey ¼ pia. on 20 pa. lilac used with 1876 Empire 20 pa. violet on green in a vertical pair on small 1880 cover to Philadelphia, USA at single rate tied by circular "ZAHLE POSTA
SHUBESI" negative seal handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 139, Ziya fig. 2 - rated 'RRR'). Reverse with "Beyrouth / Turquie" cds (Sept 6), Alexandria cds, London cds (Sept 16) in red and Philadelphia arrival cds; together with early an
collector's note: "Preserve these stamps for me". Charming and scarce cover (Image 1)
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| 2634 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Zahle / Zahlé 1884: Empire 20 pa. red on rose, a horizontal pair used on 1890 cover to Princeton, NJ, USA tied by narrow circle bilingual "ZAHLE" datestamp (Sept 7) in black (Coles &
Walker fig. 141, Ziya fig. 3 - rated 'RR'). "Constantinople - Galata / Depart" cds (Oct 15) in blue at left and reverse with New York datestamp and Princeton arrival (Oct 28) in black; together with 1892 20 pa. claret postal stationery card used to
Bournemouth tied by wider circle bilingual "ZAHLE" datestamp (Jan 23) in black (Coles & Walker fig. 206, Ziya fig. 4 - rated 'R'). Note: The card is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'T - Z' on page 237 (Image 1)
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| 2635 |
cover |
 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Zahle / Zahlé 1913: Turkey 1 pi. ultramarine used on printed envelope to London tied by bilingual octaginal "ZAKHLÉ 1" datestamp (May 11) well struck in black (Coles & Walker listed but not
illustrated, Ziya fig. 7 - rated 'RRR'). Scarce and attractive cover (Image 1)
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| 2636 |
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 Sanjak of Djebel Lubnan - Zahle / Zahlé 1914: 1 pi. deep blue, used example on 1914 cover to Derry, NH, USA tied by bilingual octagonal "ZAKHLÉ" datestamp (May 26) well struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 160, Ziya fig. 6
- rated 'RRR'). Slight trim at right but a scarce and attractive cover. Note: This cover is illustrated in the Ziya catalogue 'T - Z' on page 238 (Image
1)
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