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  • Lot# : 866 Turkey

    1851 (Oct 15): Entire letter from Constantinople to Brousse struck with fine negative seal handstamp of Der Aliye in blue-black (Coles & Walker fig. 4).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 867 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 13+16
    1869: Duloz 10 pa. violet and 1871/72 2 pi. orange used on cover from Bursa to Constantinople cancelled by fine impression of all arabic "Bursa" framed handstamps in black (C&W fig. 142) with further strike below on flap and reverse with Postage Due 1 pi. tied by oval "Bachtche Capussi" datestamp. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 868 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 27/29
    1876/77: 10 pa. lilac, 20 pa. green, 1 pi. yellow and 1869/73 Postage Due 1 pi. red brown all used on reverse of large part letter-sheet to Smyrne, tied by bold strikes of oval negative "Edremit" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 37) with Smyrne arrival (Oct 17) alongside in black. File folds but an exceptional four colour usage. Also 1875 20 pa. green, 1 pi. yellow pair and 1876/77 10 pa. lilac, 20 pa. green (3, one with fault), 1 pi. yellow all used on cover written in Armenian script and cancelled by unclear negative seal handstamps in black, signed Calves. Note: Membership of the UPU obliged member states to indicate or identify values in western numerals. Thus the Duloz issue was replaced in 1876.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 870 Turkey

    Lebanon 1898 (Aug): 1 pi. grey-blue stationery letter-card, used example cancelled "Beyrouth" bilingual cds in black with rare Arabic script only arrival of "Baalbek" alongside in black. Unlisted by Coles & Walker. Rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 871 Turkey

    Rhodes. Marvellous large piece of paper with impressions of all the handstamps to be found in the Ottoman Post Office, with "Rados Echelle", negative intaglio seals, bilingual "Après Départ", the circular "T" markings, "AR" and Registered handstamps (36 strikes in all). A most unusual and most probably unique piece (Coles & Walker figs. 90, 91, 92, 97, 98, 99, 101 and unlisted).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 872 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 114C/123C+124C/129C+P27/P28
    1905: Hamid II definitive issue, the set from 5 pa. to 50 pi. purple, with overprinted for Newspapers 5 pa. to 5 pi. brown and 1905 Postage Due set of two, four sets of each, applied on receipt from the UPU to two ledger sheets and all tied by large circular "Postes Et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar" in red; dated in manuscript at upper left '30 Septembre 1905'. Splendid and extremely fine, unique.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 873 Turkey

    1905: Hamid II design, Postal Stationery envelopes: 20 pa. red on grey, 1 pi. blue on greenish stock and 1 pi. blue on grey, four examples of each all applied on receipt from the UPU to ledger sheet and all cancelled by large circular "Postes Et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar" in red. Sheet with some faults at edges but envelopes and cancellations fine, unique.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 874 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 134/143+144/149+150/153+P31/P32
    1908: Hamid II design redrawn, the set of nine 5 pa. to 50 pi. orange-brown with Newspaper 'matbua' surcharged issue 5 pa. to 5 pi. deep lilac and Foreign Post surcharge issue set of six to 5 pi. and Postage Due set of two values, with three examples of each all applied on receipt from the UPU to two ledger sheets and all cancelled by large circular "Postes Et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar" in red. Splendid and very attractive pair, unique.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 875 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 180C
    1910/11: Mohamed V 2 pa. olive-green, three examples all applied on receipt from the UPU to ledger sheet and all cancelled by large circular "Postes Et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar" in red. Manuscript endorsement at top "3 timbres envoi du 19 decembre 1910" - much pre-dating the issue of the stamps (Michel lists May 10, 1911). Sheet with some faults at edges but stamps and cancellations fine, unique.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 876 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 261-329
    1915/16: Star & Crescent '1331' overprint issues, the extraordinary set of 61 stamps (three of each value) all applied on receipt from the UPU to two ledger sheets and all cancelled by large circular "Postes Et Telegraphes / Collection de Berne / Madagascar" in red to sheet dated at top "22 Janvier 1916". Colourful and unique pair.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 877 Turkey

    Palestine 1917: Front half of 1 pi. grey-blue postal stationery letter-card, struck with violet star & crescent cachet (Censorship exemption) in violet, addressed to Tul Karm with rare provisonal postmark of "GAZA" in violet. This cancellation is believed to have been in use for just a few weeks prior to the British Forces occupying Gaza in November 1917. A rarity.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 878 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IX/XII+XIV
    1918: Unissued part set of five of the six values (un-issued without overprint, all values show the Sphinx at Giza), with 10 pa. green, 20 pa. carmine, 1 pi. blue, 5 pi. purple and 25 pi. grey-blue, fresh and fine mint, unmounted og Michel for set of six = EUR 2'000.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 879 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 985/999
    1935: Women's Congress, the set of 15 values complete, lightly mounted, large part og. Mi = EUR 1'300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 880 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 985/999
    1935: Women's Congress, the complete set of 15 values mint, some marginal, all overprinted 'Specimen' in black. Only 100 sets overprinted 'Specimen'. Unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 881 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1436/1439 var
    1955: Telegraphs 100th Anniversary Issue, the mint set of four values in imperforate horizontal or vertical pairs, fresh and fine, unmounted og Mi = unlisted.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 882 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1520/1521 var
    1957: Turkish-American Friendship, the mint set of two values in imperforate corner marginal blocks of four, fine unmounted og. Rare Mi = unlisted.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 883 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1534/1535 var
    1957: Benjamin Franklin, the mint set of two values, variety imperforate, in fine unmounted og. blocks of four. Rare Mi = unlisted.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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