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  • Lot# : 1338 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/II+3/II+4/II
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    5 pi. black on rose red paper in a fine horizontal pair with left hand stamp showing the rare 'Broken Tughra' variety, used with single 20 pa. black on yellow and 2 pi. black on blue (all on thin paper coloured through) on November 1863 entire letter from Der Aliye to Nigde tied by dotted & barred Type I 'battal' handstamps in black. Slight cover tear at upper right away from the adhesives, a very rare and exceptional three colour franking. Illustrated in Basaran II on page 115. Signed Calves.

    Provenance: Collection Herry W. Schaefer, Corinphila sale 130 (Oct 2001), lot 2464.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF