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1863, Tughra, 2nd printing, 20 pa. on yellow and 2 pia. on blue, both with nice margins, tied by dotted blue battal handstamp to cover letter to Sofia. Very fine, opinion Todd AIEP (2013)

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1863, Tughra, Second Printing on thin paper, 1pi black on grey, foot-to-foot tete-beche block of four, with red control band, margins large to clear, bold cancellation in black, a fine and scarce multiple, ex "Sultan”.  (Isfila 4 TB01)

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1863, Tughra, 2nd printing, 1 pia. on lilac-grey and 2 pia. on blue, both with nice margins, tied by dotted battal handstamp to entire letter to Filibe. Very fine and fresh. Signed A. Diena and Calves, opinion Todd AIEP (2013)

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1863, 1 pia. tete-beche pair double bisect cut on bottom and top, tied to large piece by blue ‘Battal’ cancellation with part of address, toned, flaw and tiny faults, otherwise fine and attractive. Tete-beche usages are extremely scarce.

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1864, Turkey 20 pa. black on yellow third printing on thick paper, a fine horizontal pair with good to wide margins, tied to 1864 entire letter from Sarajewo to Brod, stamps clear cancelled Bosna in dots (Coles-Walker No.3, Brandt-Ceylan Type IIA no.1, RRR), very scarce blue negative postmasters arrival mark ‘BROD with leaf ornament’ (Coles-Walker No.10), file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine and very scarce first-issue franking from Bosnia. In PROFI archive only two such covers recorded.

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1863, Tughra, Third Printing on thick paper, 1pi black on grey head to head tete-beche pair, red control bands, large margins all around, neatly-cancelled with blue battal, various thins and imperfections but of fine appearance, ex "Sultan”. (Isf 20 TB02)

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1865, Duloz issue 25 piaster orange proof on very thick paper (Isfila unrecorded), well margins and very fresh color, green control print on reverse, very scarce 

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1870, Postage Due issue imperf essays with red-brown border, 20 pa. to 5 pia. in pairs and 25 Pia. single, thin paper, all very fresh and with deep colour, few tiny thins, fine and very seldom offered!

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Gärtner 2011)

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1867, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 25 Ghr light salmon, Type II, part original gum, heavily hinged, colour slightly oxidized, a scarce and otherwise fine example of this difficult unissued stamp; with 2015 ISFILA certificate. (Isf 38)

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1871, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 10 pa. dull lilac, right margin stamp, perf. 5-11, unused with original gum, tiny hinge remnants, cut used at right and well centered for this issue, superb fine and fresh colour, a fine and very scarce stamp. (Isfila catal. value 10.600,-€)

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1871, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 10 pa. mauve, perf. 5-11, unused with original gum, heavy hinge remnants, very well centered for this issue and of superb deep and fresh colour,a fine and scarce stamp. (Isfila catal. value 6.800,-€)

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1873, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 10 pa. purple-brown, perf. 12, block of four, unused with original gum, small hinge remnants, usual centered for this issue and of superb deep and fresh colour, tiny spot at bottom right, otherwise a fine and remarkable block, one of two recorded blocks of four; a rarity. (Isfila catal. value 24.200,-€)

Provenienz: Max Plantinga Coll. (D.Feldman ‘The Duloz Issues’  publ. 2009, p.132)

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1873, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 10 pa. yellowish beige, perf. 12, bottom right margin strip of four (pos.147-150 including Passer Type 3C, retouche ‘A’), unused with original gum, small hinge remnants, very good centered for this issue and of superb deep and fresh colour, tiny spots at top perfs, otherwise a fine and remarkable multiple. According to Plantinga the largest recorded multiple, in his book is shown only a pair (D.Feldman ‘The Duloz Issues’  publ. 2009, p.132), a rarity. (Isfila catal. value 24.200,-€)

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1873, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 10 pa. yellowish beige, perf. 12, showing "Corrige" variety "corrected 10 on pos.33", unused with original gum, small hinge remnants, good centered for this issue and of superb deep and fresh colour, a very fine and remarkable variety. According to Plantinga and Isfila unrecorded. It has always been assumed that this stamp also exists as a corigee, but no unused example has been found to date. In PROFI archive unrecorded and the rarest "Corrige" of the Duloz issue.

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1871, Duloz 25 Pia. dull rose, complete sheet of 50 stamps with full margins, plate flaws "top left corner break" & "15" instead of "25" at pos. 19, "short 2" at pos. 25, fine and very fresh colour, scarce and attractive exhibition block! (Isfila catalogue value for ** 5.000€)

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1901, Tugra presentation book, bound in red velvet, containing photographic essays for domestic and foreign mail issue in unissued designs and two large photographic proofs without denomination. Binding damaged and presentation cartons with marginal adhesions Most likely unique.

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1914, Istanbul Pictorial, London Printing, 2 pa. – 200 ghr. in blocks of 4, unmounted mint, quite fresh and of good colour, a rarity in this condition (Isf 461-477)

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2 pa. – 200 ghr. in blocks of 4, unused with o.g.. few perfs split and strengthened by hinges, but generally very fine. A scarce set in this condition. 200 ghr. with certificate ISFILA (2012)

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1915, six pointed star & crescent, complete set of 69 stamps, unused o.g., fine and very scarce

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1917, Mount Sinai, unissued set of six, imperforate, each with large margins all around, mint never hinged, scarce and very fine. (Isf 874-879)

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