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The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part II) - ITALY, FRANCE and EURPEAN COUNTRIES - MEXICO & URUGUAY
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  • Lot# : 6659 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/III
    1864c (Dec 20): Letter-sheet from Beyrouth to Damascus bearing horizontal pair of the Tughra Third printing 20 pa. black on yellow thick paper, a fine and fresh multiple, tied by crisp Battal dotted obliterator in black. A fine example of the 1 piastre rate within Syria.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6660 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/III
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    1864c: Entire letter bearing a right marginal strip of three of the Tughra Third printing 20 pa. black on yellow thick paper, a superb multiple, tied by Battal dotted obliterator of Constantinople in blue. Part of backflap missing, nevertheless an impressive and rare entire. Cert. Holcombe (1990).rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 83, Sept. 1991, lot 4766.
    Starting bid : 1,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6661 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 39
    1880c: Envelope from Zandarli / Çandarli to Mürefte bearing Crescent 20 pa. black on rose perf. 13¼, tied by attractive Shipmail "G. O. JOLY VICTORIA & CO / ZANDARLI" handstamp in purple. One of two known strikes, a rarity of Levant Shipmail.rnProvenance: Collection 'Bosphoro', DF, 1983, lot 31884;rn                   Collection Cengiz Arsman 'Maritime mail of the Levant', DF, May 2005, lot 20285.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6662 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 40
    Hejaz 1884 (Oct): Commercial Envelope from Djeddah to Bombay bearing Crescent 1 pi. black on grey-blue, tied by bilingual DJEDDAH cds (Coles & Walker fig. 8) in pink. Reverse with Aden (Oct 16) transit and "BOMBAY OCT. 2" delivery cds's. Usual insect's bites not affecting the stamp and postmark, shortened at the edges and stabilized from the inner side, opened on three sides for display, nevertheless a fine destination from this provenance.
    Starting bid : 250.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 400.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6663 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 215
    Hejaz 1913/15: Stationery Envelope 20 pa. and envelope bearing 1913 Constantinople Main P.O. definitive 20 pa., sent from Djeddah to Trablus and Constantinople, respectively. Indicum and adhesive cancelled by bilingual DJIDDÉ / DJEDDAH cds's (Coles & Walker fig. 12 & 14) in black. A nice duo.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 380.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6664 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : P2b+P3a
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    1863c: Cover from Ayas to Istanbul bearing Tughra Postage due 1 pi. black on red-brown and 2 pi. black on brown thin paper, two fine and fresh adhesives with good to huge margins all round, tied twice by strikes of mute Stamboul 'rhomboids & stripes' handstamp in black. As there were no stamps sold in Ayas, the postage was collected from the receiver, a desirable item. Cert. ISFILA (1997).rnProvenance: Postage Due Collection of James Peter Gough, Matthew Bennett, Feb. 2003, lot 414.
    Starting bid : 300.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6665 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : II
    Liannos Private Post 1865: 5 paras black on blue, single example used on complete 1867 (Feb 2) Greek Newspaper "OMONOIA nai NEOPOLOS" tied by oval "GALATA 2 FE 67" datestamp in black. A rare and exceptional usage of the Printed Matter rate.
    Starting bid : 400.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6666 Turkey

    1877/1912: Lot six covers incl. 1877 50 pa. with mute grill cancellation on cover with Itallian steamboat to Modena, 1878 10 pa. on journal from Constantinople to Zara, 1885 four times 10 pa. from Smyrna to Lausanne, 1887 cover with block of four 10 pa. from Constantinople to Munich, 1899 Sinop Office Sanitaire cover, and 1912 Nasré to Lille with 1 piastre. Interesting ensemble.
    Starting bid : 200.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 240.00 CHF
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