ca.1840-1852 collection of Ottoman pre-philatelic entires or covers and a Tatar post receipt with identified negative seals of Istanbul, Edirne, Konya, Bolu, Alep & Damascus (Syria). Few unidentified. Mixed condition (28 items).
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"VAN AVR..1896" (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA with transit and arrival marks; cover bit roughly opened at top, otherwise very fine. Only two covers of this extremely rare cancelation are recorded. Isfila c
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1916-18, Selection of nearly a 100 imperforate proofs for the diverse pictorial issues and Sultan Mehmed issue, with duplication (also pairs), also noted 2 unissued values of 1917/18 definitives, all MNH, (Mi nos.353U-57U, 477U-84U, 626U without overprint, 629U-36U, XIB, XIVB), valuable group and ap
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1920 handstamped overprint 1336 on theatre subsidy 20 paras, a very fine lightly hinged rarity with only 200 stamps surcharged and a little over 20 stamps recorded today; cert. TFDF (1998), Mi. €5'000.
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1930-31 postal tax airmail stamp surcharge Bes (five) Lira on 15chr green and yellow, mint unhinged; superb and very fresh in this outstanding condition; certif. Vachat (1999), Mi. €4'500.
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1912-1914 Balkan War Bulgarian Occupation of Eastern Thrace collection of covers, stationery cards and postally used postcards on twenty-five exhibition pages including scarce town cancellations of Silivri, Çerkezköy, Uzunköprü , Çorlu, Demirtaş, Sinekli Station. Scarce assembly (40 items).
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1912-1913 Bulgarian Occupation of Eastern Thrace collection of covers, stationery cards and propaganda postcards on nineteen exhibition pages mainly Turkish town cancellations of Edirne, Lüleburgaz, Vize, Silivri, Çatalca, Malkara, Kirklareli, Tekirdağ, Saray, Uzunköprü, Çorlu, Keşan, Sinekli Statio
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1872-1909 Ottoman Post Offices in Eastern Anatolia collection on five exhibition pages with emphasis on Armenian correspondences including Bayburt, Van, Tokat, Merzifon town cancels some with contents. Mixed condition (5 items).
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1882-1916 Russian post offices in Eastern Turkey, Georgia and Armenia. Collection of covers, cards and a piece on eight exhibition pages including Kars – Turkey, Batum, Kareli, Kutaisi - Georgia, Erivan – Armenia, some incoming with Odessa-Batum maritime line, Railway and Military Post (13 items).
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1873-1918 somewhat mix Black Sea collection on seven exhibition pages including Ottoman Dulos cover with Amasya box handstamp and Batum 1 datestamp on postal stationery, both to Istanbul, and Russian Field Post Office 45 & 159 in Turkish town of Trabzon. Scarce (7 items).
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1905-1914 Russian Occupation of Eastern Anatolia and Caucasia collection of covers, cards and few unused postcards and a postal receipt on nineteen exhibition pages including Turkish towns of Ardahan, Kars, Karakurt, Sarikamiş; Gveleti and Batum of Georgia and Erivan of Armenia ad Russian FPOs. Diff
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1894-1906 D.D.S.G. Shipping Company covers, cards and documents, small collection including two 10g. DDSG Sistov Braila or Orsova and Bulgarian shipping agency covers, Danube steamship Pancsova waybills (8 items), plus 20 picture postcards of Istanbul
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A truly astounding collection in five large albums, comprising stamps 1863-2000s. Very strong classic section, including 1863 imperforates complete sets used and unused, 2ghr tête-bêche pairs used and unused, 1891 “Imprimé” overprint complete set. Many of the classics occur in multiple copies, speci
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1863-2010, in two big stockbooks nice mint and used collection, hundreds of stamps and sets listed by chronological order with old stamps, many complete sets and stamps mint ** mnh, also back of the book, covers and more, high CV and fine condition.
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1865-1944, Collection in album on Schaubek leaves, mostly used, noted cancel interest, 'Ottoman Empire cancellations Europe & Asia', mostly fine to very fine.
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1915-1921 small collection of Military Post in Turkey with French (4), Italian (3), British (4) incl. occupations of Iraq, Palestine, etc. (11 items).
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