Collection with Turkish Currency overprints on Great Britain from 1885 '12 PIASTRES' on QV 2/6d lilac Blued Paper 'SPECIMEN' handstamp and White Paper * & used, 1887-96 '4 PIASTRES' on 10d * & used, 1893 Constantinople Provisional '40 PARAS' handstamp on ½d vermilion tied to piece by British PO cds, 1902-05 KEVII set * & used (ex 4pi on 10d) plus extra '12 PIASTRES' on 2/6d * x2 and anorther with 'SPECIMEN' horseshoe overprint, 1905 Beyrout Provisional 'I PIASTRE' on KEVII 2d 'LEVANT' overprint * (minor aging), 1909 KEVII set * & used plus extra '1 PIASTRE/10 PARAS' used, 1911 KEVII Somerset House overprints '12 PIASTRES' on 2/6d * x2 & used plus block of 4 */** and on 5/- * & used, and 1921 KGV Heads & Seahorses set * plus 2/6d used x2, then British Currency overprints 1905-12 KEVII set * & used with extra shades & papers and 1921 KGV Seahorses 2/6d * x2, used & 'SPECIMEN' overprint, etc, and Salonica Field Office Overprints on KGV 6d purple *, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £4800+. Ex Jerry Blair.
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Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 800.00
Closed..Mar-25-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 2540
Symbol: *O
Small selection of Turkish Currency Overprints on Great Britain from 1885-88 QV 2½d lilac & 5d green *, also including 1893 '40 PARAS' handstamp on ½d vermilion used, 1902-05 KEVII set *, British Currency 'LEVANT' Overprints on Great Britain 1905-12 KEVII set *, Constantinople & Smyrna 1921 Overprints on KGV Turkish & British Currency sets, plus British Post Offices in Crete 1898 Imperforate 20pa violet * & used, Perf 11½ 10pa blue * x2 (one with partial offset) and 1899 10pa brown * & 20pa rose used, and Salonica Field Office Overprints on KGV ½d green *, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £2100+.
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Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Mar-25-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 2541
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 3
1885 Turkish Currency Overprints on Great Britain '12 PIASTRES' on QV 2/6d lilac Blued Paper SG 3 'SPECIMEN' handstamp marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, light 'suntan' lines on the gum, the upper units with small hinge remainders, the lower units unmounted. A scarce multiple. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Mar-25-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 2542
Symbol: **
Cat No: 12
1902-05 Turkish Currency Overprints on Great Britain '24 PIASTRES' on KEVII 5/- bright (aniline) carmine SG 12 marginal block of 4 from the base of the sheet, generally well-centred, a few minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat £240+ for mounted singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-25-2026, 17:30:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 263
Lot No: 2543
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: Predominantly commercial/social mail from 1859 Great Britain to Smyrna endorsed "per French Packet" with QV Surface-Printed No Corner Letters 6d lilac tied London duplex, French 'ANGL./AMB CALAIS D' maritime marking and 'SMYRNE/TURQUUE' arrival backstamp and 1871 Smyrna to London (addressee's name obliterated) with GB Large Uncoloured Corner Letters 6d lilac tied 'C'-in-bars large cancel of Constantinople (the Smyrna PO did not open until 1872, hence the first item was routed via the French PO and the second via Constantinople), also 1889 GB Postal Card QV 1d brown to Colchester, England with 'F87'-in-bars cancel and '[SM]YRNA' cds alongside, 1895 GB Envelope QV 2½d grey '40 PARAS' overprint registered to Belgium with GB QV Jubilee '40 PARAS' overprint added tied 'BEYROUT/BRITISH POST OFFICE' Hooded-Circle datestamp, Egypt 'PORT-SAID' transit and 'ANVE[RS]' arrival backstamped with 'R/Belgique' red/white label affixed on the face, plus same Beyrout cds on 1902 registered to USA with combination franking of GB QV Jubilee 5d '80 PARAS' overprint and unoverprinted KEVII 1d red pair, 1899 registered to London with GB QV Jubilee 5d '80 PARAS' overprint solo tied by 'REGISTERED/SMYRNA' oval datestamp, also pre-WWI picture postcards x15 a number posted on board ship including Athens PPCs x2 with 'POSTED ON BOARD S/Y "VECTIS"/ON THE HIGH SEAS' & 'PAQUEBOT' cachets in red with GB KEVII 1d tied Smyrna & Beyrout cds respectively, others with 'S.Y.ARGONAUT' datestamp, 'BRITISH SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE/SMYRNA' cachet or 'ANTWERP CITY/102719 S/HULL 2026/H.P. 297' ship handstamp, destinations noted "Iran (Mesopotamia)" & "Gold Coast, West Africa" and another with Turkish postage due affixed, plus 1910-22 registered items including merchant envelopes with various GB frankings, 'LEVANT' or Turkish Currency overprints from Constantinople x10, Smyrna x2 and Beyrout, 1922 unstamped envelope from Royal Navy officer with BPO Smyrna datestamp, etc, condition generally fine to very fine. Ex Graham Hayward.
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