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1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 25 pa. dull rose, vertical left margin pair, unused, variety 'shifted black print to bottom right', rough perforation 5-11, fine. (Isfila 79).

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1868, Star & Crescent (Duloz), 25 pa. dull rose, imperforated block of four, unused, bottom pair mint never hinged, a very fine and scarce Essay. In PROFI archive and Plantinga Collection are only pairs recorded, a unique block of four. (Isfila 51 ES82, catalogue value 2.100€).

1871, Duloz 25 Pia. dull rose, complete sheet of 50 stamps with full margins, plate flaws "top left corner break" at pos. 19, "shifted black print" at pos. 23, fine and very fresh colour, scarce and attractive exhibition block! (Isfila catalogue value for ** 5.000€)

Provenienz : O. Brandt, T. Kuyas, M. Alanyali.

1876, a complete album page 1 1/4 Pre on 50 para rose, including imperf block of six with small "4" at bottom left stamp (this imperforated variety is unrecorded at isfila catalogue), one block with red control seal, imperforated strip of three with tete-beche overprint, perforated strip of three with missing value overprint at center, two vertical pairs with missing value overprint at bottom. A very scarce complete album page from Max Plantinga Collection (Book page 163).

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Gärtner Auction 2011).

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1876, 2 Pres. on 2 Ghr. brown, pair tied to folded envelope by Dersaadet 1 all arabic double ring cancellation, addressed to Bursa, tiny border crease and spots, otherwise fine. This issue is very difficult to find on cover, multiple frankings less than 5 recorded.

Provenienz: M. Plantinga

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1878, 10 Pa. lilac-rose block of four and single tied to newspaper LE COURIER D' ORIENT by blue boxed "GALATA 81", blue newspaper revenue alongside, few tiny border flaw and light toned, a very scarce franking! An attractive and complete album page from Max Plantinga Collection (Book page 169).

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Gärtner Auction 2011).

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1878, two blocks of four 10 para lilac-rose and pair 20 pa. green tied by blue boxed "YOZGAT" cancellation to cover to Istanbul with arrival mark, a very scarce franking! Max Plantinga Collection (Book page 173). (sold at D. Feldman / Kinsky Auc. 1996 for 1.250,- SFr.+comm.).

Provenienz: A. Passer, M. Plantinga (Gärtner Auction 2011).

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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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1908, foreign mail stamp 20 pa., tied by c.d.s. "SAMOS ….910" to printed matter envelope to Trondheim, Norway, with arrival mark. Very scarce and attractive.

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1909/11, foreign mail stamp 20 pa. in block of four, tied by c.d.s. "STAMBOUL 13 JAN 1913" to registered envelope to Bergen, Norway, with arrival mark. Very scarce.

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1909/10, foreign mail stamp 1 pia., tied by double line "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE" of Smyrna, to commercial envelope from Samos to Trondheim, Norway, with private arrival mark. Rare.

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1917, PTT overprinted set of 152 stamps on 18 registered covers from Constantinople Galata 6.4.17 to W. Thun Basel Switzerland, with arrival marks 14.4.1917 and red censor labels on reverse, tiny unimportant faults, mainly fine to very fine. Only few complete sets on cover are recorded, an important Ottoman WWI Rarity.

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1917, "PTT" (OX-HEAD) surcharged standard set of 146 stamps, all unused, fine to very fine, signed.

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1921, ANGORA GOVERNMENT first issue and last issue together on registered 10 piaster rate cover. Five different values on a very attractive cover from Ankara to Istanbul, tiny border faults, otherwise fine. (Isfila no. 947, 1037, 1040, 1048-49).

Provenient: Tevfik Kuyas Coll., M. Plantinga Collection (Gärtner 2011)

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1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. sepia, inverted Typo overprint, unused, very fine, double signed (Isfila catalogue value 333,- Euro)  (Isfila 948 SE55)

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1920, 3 pia. on 2 pa. violet red handstamped block of four, unused, very fine, (Isf. catalogue value 900,-€) (Isfila 957)

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1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. brown handstamped, block of four, mint never hinged, very fine, signed, (Isf. 953, catalogue value 1.800,-€).

Provenienz : M Plantinga Coll. (Gärtner 2011).

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1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. brown handstamped, variety 'inverted overprint', unused, very fine, signed Nouri, (Isf. 953 SE55, catalogue value 400,-€).

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1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. brown handstamped, horizontal pair, variety 'right stamp without overprint', unused, very fine, signed Nouri, (Isf. 953 SE51, catalogue value 600,-€).

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1920, 3 pia. on 4 pa. brown handstamped in red, horizontal pair, variety 'right stamp showing short 3', unused, very fine, signed, (Isf. 961 var.).

Provenienz : M Plantinga Coll. (Gärtner 2011).

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