Brit. Post Turkey continued...
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1887: 40 pa. on GB 2½ d. purple on blue and 80 pa. on 5 d. purple & blue, unused examples
each overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce. Cert. RPSL (1992) for 40 paras. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
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1887/96: Surcharged 80 paras on Great Britain 5 d. purple & blue, an unused example of fresh
colour, variety "Small "0" in 80", small manuscript '7d.' on gum under hinge remnant, part og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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1887/1921: The selection of varieties and SPECIMENS, with 1887 4 pi. on 10 d. purple &
carmine with "Large 4" variety, fine og. (Gi = £ 225), 1902 80 pa. on 5 d. dull purple & ultramarine with "Small in 80" variety fine used (Gi = £ 200), 1913 1¾ pi. on 4 d. deep grey-green an unused strip of three, first stamp with "Small
pointed 4" variety (Gi = £ 50+), together with 1902/3 hooded SPECIMEN set of three (Gi = £ 160), 1921 1 s. bistre-bistre in a horizontal pair and Seahorse 2 s. 6 d. brown optd. SPECIMEN (Gi = £ 300), generally fine, a scarce group. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, an unused example with
partially broken 'S' in PARAS, and thus handstamped after February 26, possibly surcharged for the UPU as this stamp omitted from the usual sendings to Berne, part og. Cert. RPSL (1982) Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF175.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a used example tied to
small piece by complete "British Post Office / Constantinople" code B datestamp (Feb 25, First Day of Issue), with 'S' of PARAS complete. A scarce stamp in genuine condition. Signed Thier Gi = £ 120. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a used example cancelled
by "British Post Office / Constantinople" code C datestamp (Feb 27), with 'S' of PARAS complete. A scarce stamp in genuine condition. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi = £ 120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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1893 (Feb 25): Provisional 40 pa. handstamp on GB ½ d. vermilion, a fine used example on
1893 cover to Middlesborough tied by "C" barred obliterator in black, reverse with "British Post Office / Constantinople" code C datestamp (Feb 25, First Day of Issue). Fine and very scarce thus. Cert. RPSL (2002). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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1911/13: Great Britain 1 d. bright scarlet overprinted LEVANT, an unused marginal block of
four, variety "Overprint Triple, Two Albino", fresh and very fine, typical slight gum wrinkle, unmounted og. A fine multiple Gi = £ 180+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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1913/14: Surcharged 1¾ pi. on 3 d. violet, an unused example, variety "Surcharge Double, One
Albino", fresh and fine, superb large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 300. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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1921 (Aug): Surcharged 18¾ pi. on 1 s. bistre-brown, and Seahorses 45 pi. on
chocolate-brown, 90 pi. opn 5 s. rose-carmine and 180 pi. on 10 s. dull grey-blue, the unused set of four, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, the 5 s. with nibbed perf. at base otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. Gi = £ 275. (Image 1)
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1921: Seahorse 180 pi. 10 s. dull grey-blue, an unused example showing retouch on 'S, G and
E' of POSTAGE, large part og. and a used block of four, lightly cancelled by "British Post Office / Constantinople" datestamps third stamp showing the same retouches on a scarce multiple Gi = £ 225+. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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1869/1921: The collection of postal history (42 covers/cards) with 1869 cover franked GB 2
d. and 1 s. mailed from Constantinople "via Varna" to Manchester, 1883 cover bearing GB 2½ d. blue tied by bold "F87" of Smyrna and eight further Smyrna usages through to 1913 with some fine postal stationery registered usages, 1882 cover with GB 2½
d. tied by bold "G06" used from Beyrout to Nebraska, 1885 GB 1 d. lilac (2) and 1881 2½ d. mauve used on registered cover to London, three fine Baggage label usages with Levant 40 pa. adhesives up-rated with GB stamps to make the rate, late usage
with GB 1½ d. brown tied "Field Post Office / 2" (Sept 15, 1923). Condition fair to very fine, a most interesting lot. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6)
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SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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Crimean War 1854: Great Britain 1 d. red-brown on blued, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16, a used
horizontal strip of three tied to 1854 cover to Dublin, Ireland endorsed "via Marseilles" and "From Asst. Surgeon Miller H.M. 77th Regt., Army of the East", by London "8" numeral obliterators on arrival. Reverse with fair only "POST OFFICE / BRITISH
ARMY" cds in blue (Oct 16) and London and Dublin cds's in red. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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Crimean War 1855: Great Britain 1 d. red-brown, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 16, three single
examples used on 1855 cover to Dorking endorsed "October 22nd" at lower left, tied on arrival by London '48' numeral obliterator applied in Greenwich. Reverse with repairable flap tear showing "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" code B cds in blue (Oct 23),
and London and Dorking (Nov 7) datestamps. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express surcharge stamps for additional payment by the new
premium service, unused examples imperforate in black and in bright salmon-pink, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express imperforate black surcharge stamp used in combination
with 1885/88 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue on Great Britain 2 d. registration envelope to Merton, Surrey, tied by "British Post Office / Constantinople" cds (Sept 28, 1889) in black. Handstamped "A. Doursoun, British Post Office, Constantinople'
cachet in red at left and "Registered / London" (Oct 2) datestamp in red below. Minor opening tear at lower right, a fine and scarce cover. Cert. RPSL (1977). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF1,700.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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Orient Express 1886/90: Orient Express salmon imperforate surcharge stamp (a corner marginal
example), used on Germany 10 pf. red postal stationery envelope, up-rated for registration with 1885/88 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue (3) and single 80 pa. on 5 d. green tied by "British Post Office / Constantinople" datestamps (March 27, 1888) and
by oval "R" registration handstamps in black with manuscript '4' (pence / piastres) in crayon below. reverse with oval 'Antonio Doursoun / Chemins de fer Orientaux' cachet and Munich (March 30) arrival cds. Some edge wear at base and addressee's name
partially erased but rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): ½ d. green, an unused vertical pair,
variety upper stamp "Overprint Levant Omitted", fresh and fine appearance, hinge remnants at top on part og., lower stamp unmounted og. Just 3'000 stamps overprinted, 1'352 sold. A very rare variety. Cert. BPA (1969) Gi = £ 2'250.rnProvenance:
Collection Marquess of Bute, RL, London, 20 May 1959, lot 116. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): Overprinted '"Levant", the unused set of
eight values complete, all fresh and very fine, part to large part og. All are signed. Just 360 full sets can exist. Rare Gi = £ 1'400. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |
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British Field Office in Salonica 1916 (March 3-9): Overprinted '"Levant", 3 d.
bluish-violet, a used example on small piece cancelled by "ARMY POST OFFICE / X" code B circular datestamp (March 6, 1916) in black. Just 720 stamps printed, 620 sold. Rare Gi = £ 475. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..May-30, 11:59 PM |