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1919, E.E.F. 9 pia. olive yellow on late used ottoman parcel card tied by ADANA 3 - 3/10/1335 (1919) c.d.s. addressed to Istanbul with arrival mark on reverse, usual cut through the stamp, fine

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1920, Turkey local issue with overprint ‘FEKE’, 2 piastres brown/blue in mint never hinged block of four, this issue was almost completely used up, mint units are very rare

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1915, Ottoman Red Crescent charity stamps booklet mint never hinged, nine panes complete and one pane missing two stamps, some glued, great rarity of ottoman philately and one of the most rarest booklets worldwide

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1944, Complete set of 7 values in mint never hinged blocks of eight, high value 1 Lira with very scarce margin imprint, very fine, largest recorded mint never hinged blocks of this issue, a red cross/red crescent rarity!

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1942, set of nine values in mint never hinged complete sheets of 25 with margin, few lower values split up, high value 25 Krs. complete sheet are only few recorded, very fine and a red cross rarity!

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1944, Nurse & Crescent 1 lira imperf block of four, color trial proof on chamois paper, an extremely scarce block of four, very fine, a red cross rarity!

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1952, "Nurse & Child" 1 krs. on 3 krs. olive brown red, inverted overprint on large block of 40, margin on three sides, mint never hinged, very fine. Very attractive block for an advanced red cross collection!

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1955, Nurse and child, three high values of issue for the Red Crescent, mint never hinged, all in luxury condition, very fresh colours

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1962, ‘FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’ souvenir sheet with overprint ‘1 TL.’, mint never hinged, Michel unrecorded, very fine and scarce

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"Balcik", all arabic double circle on entire letter to Constantinople, franked with 1868, Duloz 20 pa. green and pair 1 pia. yellow, cancelled upon arrival with 'Deraliye' handstamp. Very fine.

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"AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE KIZANLIK 1270", clear negative seal postmark on entire letter1860 to Constantinople . Very fine and scarce. Certificate Nakri (2009) and Opinion Todd AIEP   

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP RUSTCHUK", bi-lingual negative handstamp in red on part of Telegram . Very rare. Certificate ISFILA.

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP SOFIA", bi-lingual negative handstamp on 1858 telegram from Constantinople with corresponding envelope, to Sofia. Very fine and rare. (ISFILA RRR)

"AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 272", all arabic negative seal in black, clear on registered letter  sheet 1859 to Constantinople. Very fine and rare. Opinion Todd AIEP (2015)

 

"POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 1278", clear all arabic negative seal in blue resp. black, on 2 lettersheets 1863 to Constantinople.Very fine and rare. Each opinion Todd AIEP

"TELEGRAFHANE-I ZISTOVI 1278" all arabic negative seal, fine clear strike in blue on undated official cover to Rahova and redirected to the governor of Osmanpazari. A very fine and extremely rare; just two further entires recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

 

"VASSILICOS 16/4/907" in violet, clear on 1905, 10 pa. in pair on envelope to Constantinople. Also same cds. in black on 1908, 5 pa. in block of 4. Very rare. (Isfila RR)
   
 

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BULGARIA: 1863/1914 (ca.), written up collection with almost 60 covers/letters and cards and about 100 pieces and single stamps. Strengh in Duloz with partly very rare cancellations and nice frankings, 6 entires with mixed frankings with Constantinople local stamps, 2 postal stationery envelopes, etc., etc. Many items with certificates/opinions. A remarkable collection.                                                  

BULGARIA: 1845/76 (ca.), almost 120 covers, letters and postal forms with a variety of postal and official seal cancels, including many scarce and rare strikes, like "An Canib-i Postahane-i Samakov 1274", "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I TIRNOVA", "An Canib-i Posta Ruscuk 265", "Postahane-I Sofya 1278", "AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 272", "POSTAHANE-I SUMNU 1278", "POSTAHANE-I KIZANLIK 1278", etc, etc. One of the most extensive collections of this kind. Almost all items with certificate/opinion.                        

1863, Turkey Tughra issue 2 pia. blue on folded envelope tied by "BOSNA" in dots (Coles-Walker No.3), to Brod with very scarce blue negative postmaster mark ‘BROD with leaf ornament’ (Coles-Walker No.10), usual file fold and tiny spot, very scarce and a fine first-issue franking from Bosnia

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