Lot# 201 - Auction 234-243

Turkish Currency, First Issue 1885/1888: 12 pi. on GB 1883 2 s. 6 d. lilac on bluish paper, lettered JF, a used example of good centering and colour, neatly cancelled by complete BRITISH POST OFFICE / CONSTANTINOPLE cds (April 1, 1886) in black. Superb and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1978) Gi = £ 300.rnrnProvenance: Collection Robert Nelson.