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  • Lot# : 89 Syria

    1509: Entire letter written in Italian from Aleppo to Beirut, fresh and extraordinarily fine for such an early item.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 90 Syria

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    Catalogue# : 28
    1876: Turkey 20 pa. green in a horizontal strip of three tied to reverse of entire letter in arabic to Alexandrette by two fine strikes of circular 'Posta haneyi Alep' negative handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 2). File fold does not affect fine appearance.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 91 Syria

    1921 (Aug): Local cover bearing Kilis provisional 1 pi. handstamped in violet on white cigarette paper, usual rough perfs (Isfila YP249) and stain from affixing, tied by KILIS bilingual datestamp in black. Philatelic but scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 92 Syria

    1959 (Oct 20): Army Day 50 p. sepia, fine unused imperforate watermarked horizontal pair, marginal from top of sheet, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare, just 100 stamps printed thus. Signed Todd AIEP.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 93 Syria

    1920: Cover from Beirut to Damascus franked by OMF 50 c. on 2 c. claret, somewhat toned, tied by bold 'Beyrouth / 14' datestamp (Oct 5) in black witth circular 'T' marking from old Turkish stock at right, taxed at double the deficiency on arrival in Damascus with Arab Kingdom 1920 1 pi.  black, somewhat toned also, tied by 'Damas / 1' datestamp of the following day. Postage Due usages from the short-lived Arab Kingdom are extremely scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 94 Syria

    1920/39: Collection of covers (10) all taxed, with 1920 incoming covers from Egypt and Arab Kingdom cover from Damascus sent unpaid and taxed with OMF optd. at 4 pi. on arrival in Beyrouth, 1921 part paid cover from Egypt taxed OMF postage 50 c. (2) on arrival, 1923 cover from Switzerland taxed with OMF 1 pi. pair, from France taxed with OMF interpanneau 1 pi. pair and single 50 c.; 1928 stampless cover from Finland taxed by three 1925 Postage Due 5 p., cover from Dier El Zor franked by French revenue, 1939 cover from Hatay taxed due to not recognition by Syria etc. A good lot.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF
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