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Lot# 4102 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 4102 Turkey

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    1845/53: Selection four covers / entire letters incl. 1845 entire from Diyarbakir to the Sardinian consul in Aleppo struck with matching oval negative handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 88, first known year), 1846c cover from Diyarbakir to Constantinople with matching oval negative handstamp in oxidised blue-green (Coles & Walker fig. 88), 1852c cover to Istanbul struck with circular negative handstamp in bright blue (Coles & Walker fig. 10), also 1853 entire letter from Siliviri on the Sea of Marmara to Istanbul struck with large part arrival (Coles & Walker fig 8) handstamp in bright blue. A most interesting and desirable group, four opinions Todd (2015).rnProvenance: three from the Collections Biolato & Arsman.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold