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Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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  • Lot# : 1426 Turkey

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    1842c.: Cover from Erzerum to an Imperial Cabinet member in Constantinople struck on front by fine AN CANIB-I POSTA-I ERZURUM negative seal handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 48) struck in greenish black. Three red wax seals on reverse of a fine and scarce cover.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6468.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1427 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 14
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    1868: Dulos 20 pa. green, horizontal pair used on 1870 cover to Venice endorsed 'Col Vapore' tied by circular all arabic SCUTARI handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 3). Transit datestamp of Austrian Post Office ANTIVARI in black (2/11) on obverse, thence via Trieste to Venice. Taxed on arrival with 1870 Italy Postage Due 10 c. and 60 c. tied by Venezia datestamp (Nov 9). Addressee's name erased by a rare 'triple' combination usage.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1428 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 14B+15A
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    1868/72: 20 pa. green, rough perf. 5-12, used on 1870 entire letter with 1 pi. yellow, perf. 13½, vertically bisected for a 1 piastre rate, each tied by all arabic triple boxed handstamps in black. A small and most attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1429 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 15
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    1868: Dulos 1 pi. yellow tied to 1869 entire letter by circular all arabic SCUTARI (Albania) handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 3) to pay local fee on incoming letter from Triest (Sept 27) franked by Austria 1867 10 kr. blue tied by LETA. ARRTA. / PER MARE in black. Reverse with 'Zara' transit cds of Austrian P.O. in black (Oct 1). Both stamps with unfortunate imperfections but rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1430 Turkey

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    1870: Official cover from Erzurum to the Armenian Patriachate in Istanbul showing bold strike of all Arabic ERZURUM negative seal handstamp in black.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6502.rn 
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1431 Turkey

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    1871: Stampless Official cover to Erzerum struck with superb strike of all Arabic framed BAYBURT handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 11) well struck in green. Rare. Signed Nakri.rnrnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6493.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1432 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 15B+16A
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    1871 (Nov 9): Entire letter to Novi Pazar franked on reverse with 1868 2 pi. wine-red, perf. 13¼ and 1 pi. yellow irregular perf. 5½-12, tied by circular all arabic "Bosna" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 4). Fresh and very fine entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1433 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 17Ba+P12B
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    1872: Duloz 1 pi. yellow postal stationery envelope used from Van to Istanbul, up-rated with 1870/71 5 pi. pale blue and Postage Due 2 pi. brown all tied by double framed all Arabic VAN handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 3) in blue-green. Slight aging but a rare usage.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6477.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1434 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 19+20+P12B
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    1875: Dulos 10 pa. lilac and strip of three 20 pa. green used with 1869/71 Postage Due 1 pi. brown, perf. 5-11, tied by three fine strikes of triple framed all Arabic ERZURUM handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 50). A fine and most attractive cover. Signed Nakri.rnrnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6469.rn 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1435 Turkey

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    1875: Official cover from Erzurum to the Ministry of Health in Istanbul showing all Arabic circular ERZURUM QUARANTINE STATION negative seal handstamp in black with Stamboul arrival (Dec 20) datestamp above in blue. A fine and unusual cover.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6470.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1436 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 52
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    1886: 2 pi. orange & blue used on reverse of envelope from Mus to Istanbul tied by bold strike of circular all Arabic MUS POSTA SUBESI negative seal handstamp in blue (Bayindir fig. 4). Stamboul arrival cds in blue alongside. A superb and rare cover. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6464.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1437 Turkey

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    1886: Cover from Gobru, Armenia sent stampless to the Armenian Partriarchate in Istanbul struck on front and on reverse with 1879 GÖBRU circular negative seal well struck in brown. A few faults to envelope but a great rarity.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 130 (October 2001), lot 3201.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1438 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 56
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    1888: 2 pi. lilac & blue used on attractive cover from Mus to Istanbul tied by superb strike of circular all Arabic TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I MUS negative seal handstamp (Ziya/Bulent fig. 3 = RRR) struck in black. A remarkable and extremely rare cover. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6465.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1439 Turkey

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    Syria 1889: Turkey stationery postal card 20 pa., cancelled by ALEP cds and sent to Vicosa Brazil, reverse with crisp Alexandrette, Alexandria, and Rio de Janeiro (Oct 22, 1889) transit cds’s.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1440 Turkey

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    1890: Black on violet Official Telegram envelope, with contents, used from Bitlis to Mus, cancelled on reverse by circular all Arabic TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I MUS negative seal handstamp (Ziya/Bulent fig. 3 = RRR) struck in blue-black. Illustrated in Ziya / Bulent 'Ottoman Turkish Postmarks', Volume 7, page 148. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6466.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1441 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 70
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    1892: 20 pa. claret, a fine horizontal pair used on reverse of cover from Bitlis to Istanbul tied by double framed all Arabic BITLIS handstamp in violet (Coles & Walker fig. 88). A fine and scarce cover.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6471.rnrnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1442 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 72H
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    1892: 2 pi. orange, diagonally bisected lower left half of stamp used on reverse of cover from Mus to Istanbul tied by superb strike of circular all Arabic TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I MUS negative seal handstamp (Ziya/Bulent fig. 3 = RRR) struck in bright blue.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6467.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1443 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 90
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    1901: 2 pi. orange in a horizontal pair tied to 1906 registered cover from Erzurum to Istanbul tied by triple framed all Arabic ERZURUM handstamp struck in black (Coles & Walker fig. 50) with Erzeroum cds alongside at left and arrival on reverse of a fine cover. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6499.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1444 Turkey

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    1902 (April 9): 20 pa. magenta postal stationery card from Bitlis to USA cancelled by double framed all Arabic BITLIS handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 88). Stamboul transit cds in blue at left. Interesting note concerning intended journey to Erzurum: 'again the Govt. will give us no road papers for me but gives an escort..'. Scarce. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6465.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1445 Turkey

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    Eritrea, Incoming Mail from Lebanon 1909: Picture postcard Beyrouth with Turkish definitive 20 pa., sent to a female Swedish missionary in Asmara with crisp Alexandria and Suez transit cds’s and „ASMARA 18 11 09 (ERITREA)“ arrival cds, text written in Tigrinya language.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1446 Turkey

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    1914: 20 pa. red postal stationery card used from Artwin to Aleppo, showing fine strike of the emergency engraved bilingual datestamp ARTWIN well struck in black (Ziya/Bulent fig. 1 = RR), used for a brief period when the Turkish Army liberated the city from Russian occupying Forces: the cancellation has to be used from late November 1914 until early March 1915 only, upon the Turks retreating from the city on March 14, 1915 the city was torched and it is believed this and the previous Russian cancellations were all burnt in the inferno. A great rarity of Armenian, Russian and Ottoman philately.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 5942.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1447 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 229+260+263
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    1916 (March 23): Large 1 pi. brown postal stationery envelope (152 x 290 mm.), used to Vienna endorsed "Valeur Declarée Deux Mille, Neuf Cent Soixante" (Francs) and up-rated with 1914 2 pa. red-lilac (2), 1915 25 pi. on 200 pi. green & black and optd. 5 pi. claret all tied by 'Constantinople' cds's. Circular 'Orsova 2' Censor cachet in violet on front and reverse with Lom Palanka (Bulgaria) transit cds and Vienna arrival (March 31). A most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1448 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 234
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    1914/15: Postcard bearing 1914 20 pa. carmine tied by bilingual ARTWIN datestamp in black (Ziya/Bulent fig. 1) and by 'Mevrude' datestamp in black and what appears to be a violet Censor marking above. Extremely rare - the cancel used for a brief period when the Turkish Army liberated the city from Russian occupying Forces: the cancellation has to be used from late November 1914 until early March 1915 only, upon the Turks retreating from the city on March 14, 1915 the city was torched and it is believed this and the previous Russian cancellations were all burnt in the inferno. A great rarity of Armenian, Russian and Ottoman philately.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121 (April 29, 2000), lot 136.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1449 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IX-XII+XIV
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    1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value, fresh and fine mint examples from this rare set, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare. Mi. = € 2'000 for the complete set.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 310 CHF

    Lot# : 1450 Turkey

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    1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value from this rare set in fresh and fine mint blocks of four, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare multiples Mi. = € 8'000 for the complete set.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1451 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 985-999 Specimen
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    1935: International Woman's Congress, the complete 'SPECIMEN' set of 15 values, all in fine unmounted og. condition.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1451A Turkey

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    1840/52c.: The collection of "Tartar Post" postal relay forms (184), each form stuck on despatch and receipt with Type 1 Ottoman handstamp "An janib..." negative seal with wreath at base, each form detailing route times and amount of post carried, with negative handstamps from Adana, Amasya, Aydin, Bursa, Deraliye, Diyarbekir, Edirne, Egin, Erzerum, Filibe, Harput, Isparta, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kone, Kutahya, Nigde, Sam, Samsun, Serres, Sivas, Sofia, Trabzon, Yanya And Yenisehir and receipted arrival handstamps of the above named towns and also: Aleppo, Ankara, Baghdad,  Bosna, Iskodra, Manastir, Nis, Sumnu, Tirnova, Uskub, Varna, and Vidin. A marvellous lot.
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1452 Turkey

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    1863/1925c.: Cancellation collection arranged by Villayet, with many hundreds of stamps chosen for clarity of postmark by an expert in the field with stockbooks from the Vilayets of Adana, Aidin, Alep, Andrinople, Angora, Bigha, Bitlis, Castamouni, Constantinople, Diyabekir, Erzeroum, Hudavindiguiar, Ismid, Konia, Mamouret-el-Aziz, Trebizonde etc. with full list of contents with each of the eleven volumes; together with Post Offices abroad in Greece with Crete 'Candiya' octagonal handstamps noted, castellorizo, Samos, 'Mondros' cds in violet on 1 pi. blue (illustrated in Isfila catalogue), Yugoslavian Offices with Touz, Manastir, Mitovitza usages, together with a cover from India to Yemen with Dulos 1 pi. orange and a bisected example for internal rate, Palestine German P.O. card with fine "Aus Jerusalem / Deutsche Post" cachet. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1453 Turkey

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    1863/1990: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values from the early years, full sets, surcharged values, airmails, few souvenir sheets etc., mainly in good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1454 Turkey

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1455 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : P11B+P12B
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    1871: Postage Due 20 pa. brown and 1 pi. brown (two examples) used on attractive 1876 cover from Ardahan to Istanbul tied by all Arabic double framed ARDAHAN handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 165), with superb strike of double framed all Arabic KARS handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 79) applied in transit alongside. Reverse with Stamboul arrival cds in black. A charming and extremely rare cover from both the Armenian and Ottoman standpoint. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6496.
    Starting bid : 7,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1456 Turkey

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    Féké Provisonal Issue 1920 (March 17): TEO Cilicia 2 pi. slate-blue and yellow-brown, a fine unused block of 10 (2 x 5), each stamp further surcharged with rectangular "Féké Kuva-i-Milliye (National Militia) - 17 Mart 336-Ruhi, Dogan" provisional handstamps in black. The block with a few perforation faults but with large part og. and exceedingly scarce in unused condition - it is believed that only 125 stamps were sucharged thus. Ex collection Sedaroglu.rnrnNote: Ruhi Bey and Dogan Bey lead the Turksih Nationalist Forces in their successful assault on Féké.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1457 Turkey

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    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Cover addressed in Armenian from Adana to Istanbul franked by March 1919 1st overprint 20 pa. ultramarine and 1 pi. black & violet tied by ADANA / 2 datestamp (April 19) in black (Isfila fig. 15). Circular CONTROLE POSTALE / CILICIE Censor handstamp on reverse with Stamboul arrival. Ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1458 Turkey

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    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Violet Parcel Post receipt form for a package from Adana to Sivas, franked by Cilicia May 1919 TEO 20 pa. rose, 1 pi. blue and 2 pi. deep blue & yellow-brown (note broken 'Cilicie' in surcharge) used with 1919 Palestine 10 pi. blue (Gi. 14) all tied by ADANA / 3 datestamps in black (Isfila fig. 19). Reverse with Sivas arrival cds. A scarce combination usage, ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1459 Turkey

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    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Cover from Adana to Beirut franked by May 1919 TEO overprinted 20 pa. ultramarine in a strip of three (third stamp with Ciltcie' error) all tied by ADANA / 2 datestamps (July 21) in black (Isfila fig. 15). Circular CONTROLE POSTALE / CILICIE Censor handstamp alongside and part 'Beyrouth / 16' arrival cds above. Ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF
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