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  • Lot# : 4060 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1IIxa
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    1863: 20 pa. black and red on yellow paper, two copies "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper on letter (part of the back missing) dated 1863, from "DERALIYE" Constantinople to "FILIBE", (Plovdiv) cancelled "BATTAL" type II in blue ink. Fine and rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4061 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1IIxa, 3IIxa, 4IIxa
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    1863: 20 pa. black and red on yellow paper, 2 ghr. black and red on blue paper and 5 ghr. black and blue on rose paper as a horizontal pair, "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper on letter dated 20. November 1863, from Constantinople cancelled "BATTAL" to "NIGDE". The left stamp of the 5 ghr. displays the "BROKEN TUGHRA" error. Very rare three colour franking. Signed Calves.  rnrnProvenance: Collection Harry W. Schaefer, Corinphila sale 130, Oct 2001, lot 2464.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4062 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2IIxa
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    1863: 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper single copy on letter dated 16. Oct. 1863, from "BRUSSA" to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople. Fine and rare, signed Tewfik Kuyas and Todd AEIP.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4063 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 3IIxa, 2IIIya
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    1863: 2 ghr. black and red on blue paper and 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" second and third emission, thin and thick paper on letter (part of the back missing and minor crease affecting the otherwise very attractive large margined 2 ghr.) dated 1864, from "DERALIYE"/Constantinople  to "FILIBE", (Plovdiv) cancelled "BATTAL" in black ink. Fine and rare. 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4064 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 4IIxa
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    1863: 5 ghr. black and red on rose paper with margin on left "TUGHRA" second emission, thin paper on letter dated 1863. A minor crease affects the otherwise very attractive large margined stamp, from "DERALIYE"/Constantinople  to "FILIBE", (Plovdiv) cancelled "BATTAL" in black ink. Fine and rare. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4065 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2 III ya
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    1863: 1 ghr. black and red on mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper very evenly margined copy on letter dated 1864, from "SAMATYA"/Constantinople  to "ERTUGRUL", very neatly cancelled "BATTAL" in black ink. Very fine and rare. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4066 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2 IIIy b
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    1863: 1 ghr. black and red on grey-mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper, single copy inconsistenly coloured due to manual inking, on business letter dated 2. Dec. 1864, from "MUDANYA"  to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople, cancelled "BATTAL". Very fine and rare, signed Todd AEIP.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4067 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2 III yb
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    1863: 1 ghr. black and red on grey-mauve paper, "TUGHRA" third emission, thick paper, single copies on two business letters dated 1864, from "MUDANYA"  to "DERALIYE"/Constantinople, cancelled "BATTAL". Fine and rare first issue covers.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4068 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 13A, 29, 13Bb
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    1868/1871: 10 pa. dull violet (1868), pair and single plus 1 pi. yellow, and 2 pi. ochre and black-brown 1876 postage due as 3 Pi. 30pa. "Duloz" franking on a letter all cancelled and tied by rectangular framed "KASTAMONU" amarks in arabic. Very unusual mixed franking with postage due stamp. Minor crease in envelope, not visibly affecting stamps. Certificate Sismondo (2007)
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 4069 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 13Bb, 16B
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    1871: 2 ghr. black and brick red (perf 5-11) and 10 pa. grey-brown (perf 5-11) (2) on letter dated 9. May. 1871, from "BALCHIK"  cancelled with clear arabic double circle in blue (Coles Walker WP 20) to "GALATA"/Constantinople with clear "GALATA" bilingual on reverse. This is one of the earliest uses of the 1871 2 ghr. Fine and a great rarity, signed Tewfik Kuyas. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 4070 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 17Aa, 16A, 14A
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    1870: 5 ghr. blue and black (4), 2 ghr. brick red and black and 20 pa. green and black issue 1868 as an exceptionally high 22 1/2 pi. franking on letter from "STAMBOUL" to "BROUSSE". The stamps are of very fresh appearance. They are each cancelled by all arabic "STAMBOUL" framed cachet with date. Apart from a filing crease affecting the 2 ghr. stamp and some usual minor faults affecting the franking very fine and rare cover. 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4071 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 30-35
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    1876: Constantinople printing, the complete set of six values 10 pa. to 25 pi., all unused in imperforated vertical tête-bêche pairs with inverted background colour (Ex-Burrus - Lot 290, Sale 20 May 1964), in addition perforted vert. tête-bêche pair of 2 pi. value, a fine unused example also with inverted background.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4072 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 30, 31, 33
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    1876: 2 pia. black and brown-yellow, 20 pa. green and purple (2) and 10 pa. black and mauve as 3 1/2 pa franking on registered mourning envelope from Constantinople to Boston, The stamps are all cancelled with the double circle "CONSTANTINOPLE /TURQUIE". The letter bears transit marks "LONDON", "LIVERPOOL" and "NEW-YORK". Blunted perfs on the 20 pa., very fine and unusual overseas usage of the Empire issue.  
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 4073 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 31
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    1876:  20 pa. green and purple (2) as 1 pi. franking on letter dated 11 Jul. 1879, from "CONSTANTINOPLE" to "TUNIS". The stamps are all cancelled with the double circle "CONSTANTINOPLE /TURQUIE" in blue ink. The letter bears transit marks "BRINDISI", "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / ITALIANE" and a Tunis arrival.  Very fine and unusual overseas usage of the 'Empire' issue. Signed Sorani. 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4074 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 40
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    1880: 1 pia. black and blue as a single franking on a letter dated 29 Jul. 1881 from Constantinople to "PIRAEUS". The stamp is cancelled with the double circle "CONSTANTINOPLE /DEPART". An arrival mark "PIRAEUS is on the reverse". Very fine foreign usage of the Empire issue.  
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4075 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 46U
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    1884: 20 pa. red and rose "IMPERFORATE" vertical pair from the NE corner of the sheet as 1 pi. franking on letter dated 29. Oct. 1889, from "SIRKEDJI"/Constantinople to "BRUGES". The stamps are contrastingly cancelled with the oval vertical bars "SIRKEDJI" in blue ink. The letter bears a Bulgarian transit marks and a "BRUGES" arrival on the reverse. An 'eye-catching' beauty with exceptional margins of exhibition quality to grace any 'Empire' issue collection. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 4076 Turkey

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    1895 (July 16): Envelope franked with 1892 10 pa. green tied by fine strike of bilingual LEMNOS cds. to Tanta, Egypt, with Smyrna transit and "Tanta 21.VII.95" arrival mark on reverse. ISPHILA rated RR.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4077 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 84
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    1898: 10 pa. green to 5 pi. lilac and 5 pa. on 10 pa. green on philatelic registered letter from "VOLOS"/Greece to "CONSTANTINOPLE", usage during in the occupation period of "THESSALY" following the Turkish occupation in 1897. The stamps are cancelled with a bilingual "VOLOS" cachet, "STAMBOUL" in arabic and a bilingual "GALATA" are struck on the reverse. 
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 4078 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 88
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    1901: 20 pa. rose, a used example on 1901c. cover from Edremit to Constantinople tied by clear strike of circular "AEGEAN STEAM NAVIGATION / P.M. KOURTZI & Co. EDREMIT" cachet in blue. Istanbul arrival on reverse. Rare usage tying the adhesive, a fine cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 4079 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 88A, 89A
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    1901: 1 pi. blue and 20 pa. rose on registered letter from "BENGHAZI" to "CONSTANTINOPLE". The stamps are cancelled by the bilingual date-bridge "BENGHAZI" dated 22. Jun. 1901. The registration is executed by dated negative seal "TAAHUT OLONMUSTUR". On arrival the letter received "DERSADET" AND "GALATA" cachets in Arabic on the reverse. A very rare letter from Libya via the Turkish post.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4080 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 88A, 89A
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    1900: 1 pi. blue (2) and 20 pa. rose-red on 20 pa. rose postal-stationery letter dated 12. Oct. 1903 from "GALATA" to "SAO PAULO". The letter is correctly franked for a registered letter of the second weight rate. A "SAO PAULO" receiver from 5. Nov. is on the reverse. The letter was closed with an Argentinian stamp which served no postal purpose. Unusual destination "SOUTH AMERICA".
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 80 CHF

    Lot# : 4081 Turkey

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    1903: 1 pi. blue lettercard with additional UPU overprint sent from "PERA" to "KRUGERSDORP" Transvaal. The philatelic exchange correspondence in German refers to the additional overprint as a necessity to allow the foreign use. Slight browning but a very unusual destination. "KRUGERSDORP" arrival on reverse.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4082 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 91
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    1905: 2 pi. pale-blue as single franking on official "RECEIPT of TELEGRAM" envelope from the "PERA" telegraph office to "BERLIN". The stamp is cancelled with a bilingual "PERA" in blue. A registration mark in blue is on the front, an arrival "BERLIN" on the reverse. Very rare official envelope in fine quality.   
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4083 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 235
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    Lebanon 1914: Turkey 1 pi. blue used on 1914 cover from Ba'abdat to Aleppo tied by fine bilingual BAÂBDATE (LIBAN) cds (March 22) in blue (Isfila RRR / Coles & Walker fig. 56), Aleppo arrival on reverse (March 26). Scarce and fine.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 4084 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 267+315
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    1916 (Sept): Value letter from Constantinople to Vienna, bearing on reverse 1915 ovpt. definitives 5 pa. violet in a horizontal pair and 20 pa. rose, tied by "CONSTANTINOPLE DEPART" cds with Bulgarian "TZARIBROD - GARE / COLI POSTAUX 22 VIII 916" railway cds  alongside, front with "K. u. K. PAKETZENSUR Nr. 2 ZEMUN" handstamp in violet.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4085 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 824, 817a, 812
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    1923: 100 pi. deep purple (7), 10 pi. grey and 3 pi. light-brown, as a massive franking for three parcels via "STETTIN" to "RUSSIA". The Parcels left "CONSTANTINOPLE" on 6. May 1925, to finally return undeliverable some 5 months later. Interesting parcel card with numerous transit marks. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4086 Turkey

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

    Lot# : 4087 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1b, 2a
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    1863: 1 ghr. black and blue on red-brown and 2 ghr. black and blue on brown "TUGHRA" postage dues on letter dated 18. Dec. 1863, posted unfranked within "DERALIYE"/Constantinople. 1 ghr. just touched at top left, 2 ghr. with almost full trim lines all round, cancelled "BATTAL" type II, fine and very rare. 
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 4088 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 23, Levante 4b
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    1901: 1 pi. black on mauve paper, postage due on letter from "JERUSALEM" to 'Moise bey dal Medico', Navy Minister of the Ottoman Empire. The letter was insufficiently prepaid with 1 pi (French office) and taxed on arrival. The letter bears the unusual arrival cachet of "KASSIM-PACHA".
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 4089 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IA
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    Liannos Post 1867: 5 pa. black on blue paper, perf. 14, a single example used on large part Newspaper banner 'Omonoia' folded in half and with some wear, cancelled by two oval negative handstamps and largely obscured oval datestamp. Scarce. Cert. Orestis Vlastos (1992).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 4090 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IVa/IVd
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    Liannos Local Post 1866 (June 1): The study collection with 10 pa. black on yellow in blocks of fifty (4) on differing papers and a sheet of 100, 20 pa. black on rose in a sheet of 100 and in half sheets of fifty (3), 3rd. printing 1 pi. red in an unused sheet of 100 with Crown / ER watermark and a block of fifty, 2 pi. blue in an unused blocks of fifty (2) together with some loose examples or in small multiples. The whole with typed notes on genuine, reprints and forgeries collated from both Gordon Torrey and Gregory Frantz. A rare opportunity to finally settle which is which.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4091 Turkey

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    Liannos Post and Istanbul City Post 1865/76: The collection on leaves with Liannos set and 20 pa. black on green in an unused sheet of 100, Printed Matter handstamps in black and in blue on piece, Service Mixte with various values on coloured papers unused, Istanbul City Post from 1867 with a multitude of stamps showing the circular City Post 'Sehir' overprint (in a variety of inks) on different Dulos issues and usages within the different districts covered (260 items*), together with a further collection on leaves of the local City Posts, not as specialised and well defined (134 items); nevertheless a remarkable group with scope for further specialised study.rn*Provenance: Collection Dr. Pinar Ozand.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4092 Turkey

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    Turkish Steamship Company 1845 (Sept): Cover from Brousse to Constantinople struck with oval negative seal handstamp with central P.P. (Posta Pagata) in black. The first handstamp introduced by any Turkish Steamship Co., an exceptional strike of a very scarce marking.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 4093 Turkey

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    Turkish Steamship Company 1846 (Dec 7/19): Entire letter from Constantinople to Patras, Greece struck with circular P.P. within wavy lines in red, unusually struck twice, with Greek 'International' oval framed handstamp on front and the reverse with Syra cds in black where slitted for disinfection, Athens cds in blue and Patras arrival (Nov 21) in black and rated at '50' lepta to collect in red manuscript. A rare and most appealing entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 4094 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : III
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1868: 1 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with good margins all round, cancelled by part "BELL'S / ASIA MINOR / STEAMSHIP Co. / SMYRNA AGENCY" handstamp struck in blue. The stamp thinned in places but of outstandingly fine appearance for this much rarer value with under 10 examples recorded in used condition Mi = € 7'500.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4095 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IV
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1868: 2 pi. black on green glazed paper, a used example with good margins all round, cancelled by extremely rare negative seal / circular signet "JOLY" handstamp in blue. A couple of negligible corner creases not affecting the appearance, just three, perhaps four examples are recorded with this rare cancellation. Signed Calves. Cert RPSL (1988) Mi = € 5'000.rnProvenance: Collection Otto Hornung; Corinphila sale 118, Oct 1999, lot 6434.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4096 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 46
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    Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co 1884: Turkey 20 pa. red on rose, a single example used on 13 April 1886 cover from Aivali to Chios via Smyrna tied by fair strike of oval framed "BELL'S ASIA MINOR S.S. / AIVALI / AGENCY" handstamp in blue. Reverse with Smyrne transit cds (18/4) in black, the cover with minor edge wear of no significance and with full original contents. Rare and possibly unique.rnProvenance: Collection Gordon Torrey, Corinphila sale 99, June 1997, lot 9639.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4097 Turkey

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    Turkish Steamship Co 1845/59: Covers/entire letters (9), with 1845 entire with oval fancy framed "PP" in black (unlisted by Ringstrom & Tester*), 1847 entire to Livorno with circular "P.P." in red, 1849 entire with oval framed "CO / P.P. / CONSTANTINOPOLI" handstamped in black, 1851 and 1858 entires prepaid with oval "Posta Del Piroscafi / PP" to Chios (the 1851 example illustrated in Ringstrom & Tester, the 1858 example with Porto-Piastre label), 1859 entire from Constantinople to Gemlek/Chios with Anchor "PP" in black and Porto-Piastre label with 1½ in pencil, 1885 form for receipt by Bell's Asia Minor Co. "SYRA / AGENCY" in blue green; generally fine a rare group etc. rnrn*Provenance: Köhler sale 272, Wiesbaden, 12-15 June 1991, lot 3954.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4098 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : Va/Vb+VIa/VIc
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    T.B. Morton & Co 1869/70: The collection on leaves with range of 1869 large circular FRANCO examples in blue or red on various coloured papers (15); 1870 ½ pi. green unused (11) and used (4), 1 pi. red unused (10) and used (3), 2 pi. blue unused (6) and used (3); the unused in differing shades and the rare used examples all cancelled in red with 'PD' in diamond grill. Condition varies but a generally fine, a scarce group Mi = € 4'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4099 Turkey

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    1868/: Collection of Dulos Proofs on leaves with 1868 10 pa. dull lilac imperforate on thin paper with overprint inverted (2), 5 pi. in pale blue (2) with overprint upright; 1875 10 pa. lilac, 20 pa. pale green and 1 pi. yellow in imperforate Proof pairs on thick ungummed card paper, 1876 20 pa. pair in a pale buff shade in imperforate Proof pairs on thick ungummed card paper, unoverprinted background only Proofs imperforate on card paper for 1 pi. in yellow, 2 pi. in vermilion and 5 pi. in pale green; Postage Due in five imperf. Proof pairs for 20 pa. - 25 pi. values on thin paper. A scarce group (16 items).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 4100 Turkey

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    1873/92: Collection on leaves (119 items) all showing the "Katchak / Contrebande" markings from circular Type II on Dulos and Empire issues in black, blue or red; framed Type III overprint (with Arabic '2' at top) on Dulos and Empire issues in black, blue or red; Type IV (with Arabic '3' at top) in black, blue or in red on Dulos 1876 issue, Type V on 1876 issue with triangular handstamp with Arabic '4' at top and finally the famous framed "Contrebande" bilingual marking in black, blue and violet. An unusual group.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4101 Turkey

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    1838/1930c: Lot covers / postcards from Turkey and the foreign post offices in the Ottoman Empire incl. ten prephilatelic covers from the French P.O. in Constantinople and Smyrna, with a very early usage from Smyrna in January 1838, also 1870 combination cover France - Turkey via Alexandretta to Marseille, 1879 cover from the Turkish P.O. in Cospoli to Livorno with Italian vessel, 1898 philatelic cover forwarded several times with ROPiT, Turkish, Württemberg and French adhesives, 1914 large format lettre recommandée from Pera to Switzerland, 1915  large sized registered cover from Jerusalem to New York bearing 1914 1¼ pi. + 1 pi. definitives, WWI covers with censorship, registration, avis de reception, a lot full of postal history content and a large diversity of postmarks and usages with good provenances such as Hodeida Yemen, Uskub, Dedeagach, Karassi, Hadjin, Jerusalem, Tiberiade, Nasrie, Monastir to Haiphong, Janina, but also interesting destinations such as San Marino, Nagsaki, Bombay & Calcutta. Also 14 covers from Persia. A great lot (in total 174 covers).
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,200 CHF

    Lot# : 4102 Turkey

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    1845/53: Selection four covers / entire letters incl. 1845 entire from Diyarbakir to the Sardinian consul in Aleppo struck with matching oval negative handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 88, first known year), 1846c cover from Diyarbakir to Constantinople with matching oval negative handstamp in oxidised blue-green (Coles & Walker fig. 88), 1852c cover to Istanbul struck with circular negative handstamp in bright blue (Coles & Walker fig. 10), also 1853 entire letter from Siliviri on the Sea of Marmara to Istanbul struck with large part arrival (Coles & Walker fig 8) handstamp in bright blue. A most interesting and desirable group, four opinions Todd (2015).rnProvenance: three from the Collections Biolato & Arsman.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4103 Turkey

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    1870/1970c.: The Postal Stationery collection (300 items), primarily unused with cards, letter-cards, envelopes, wrappers, registered envelopes all in excellent fresh condition without the usual creases, including the scarce early Duloz type envelopes and later illustrated cards, little duplication and the few used examples generally fine. A fine opportunity.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 4104 Turkey

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    1880/17: Collection of twenty-six entires of "Ottoman Empire" incoming and outgoing mail via "CONSTANTINOPLE". The collection is mounted on self made pages and meticulously described. The first items are three "DULOZ" letters, among them destinations "METELIN" and "USA". There are further "EMPIRE" issue letters to Austria and Germany, a 1912 letter to Hungary with "POSTAGE DUES", incoming mail from "EGYPT" one with a "CATARACT" hotel cachet, a letter with a bilingual "RODOSTO" mark and three items from Persia, one with "BANDARABAS" British-Indian transit mark. Varied lot with some substance.  
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 4105 Turkey

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    1884/1915ca.: Small cancellation selection of seven item used in the 'Lost Territories', incl. stationery card from Monastir and five envelopes from Isketche, Drama, Prizrend and Salonique.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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