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  • Lot# : 1251 Russia Zemstvo

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    Ostrov (Pskov) 1884: 5 kopeks, imperforate Proofs on card paper (6) all in differing colours with shades of blue, pale and deep green, bistre and gold. A beautifuil selection and very rare.

    Provenance: Fabergé collection, Corinphila sale 120 (Dec 1999), lot 2020.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1252 Russia Zemstvo

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    Poltava 1890-1914c. Kremenchug 1 kop, 3 kop. and 5 kop. se-tenant Proof on thick card paper of all three values printed in black, superb and in immaculate condition. A wonderful and rare item, believed unique.

    Provenance: Fabergé collection, Corinphila sale 120, December 1999, lot 1798.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1253 Russia Zemstvo

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    Ustsysolsk 1889: Postal stationery cover 2 kop. red, large format 125 : 158 mm, used as a money letter with a value of one rouble, handwritten 'deneshnoe na odin rub', indicium cancelled with cross-type handstamp "zemskaya potshta 22 Aug. 93' in violet with Ustsysolsk Imperial P.O. cds of the same day alongside and send to Warsaw with arrival cds on reverse (4 Sep). Although in bad shape (five wax seals cut out from reverse, two vert. folds) there are only five or six stationery envelopes known from Ustsysolsk, in addition it is the only known money letter from this district who emulated the Imperial money letter regime with five wax seals on reverse. There are no Imperial stamps affixed as money letters had to be paid in cash up to 1904.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1254 Russia Zemstvo

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    Ustsysolsk 1909 (July 7): 5 kop. dark-blue (Schmidt 43), tied by district datestamp to reverse of registered cover, official seal alongside, sent via district capital where Imperial Arms definitives 7 kop. blue (pair), tied by Ustsysolsk cds's and corresponding registration label were applied, sent to Moscow with arrival mark (July 15) on reverse. Filing fold away from stamps, otherwise fine.

    Provenance: Dr. Nikitin collection, Cherrystone sale 2012.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1255 Russia Zemstvo

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    Viatka 1896: 2 kop. slate green imperforate, a fine manuscript 'used' example, being the Proof the eventually adopted design. Rare and fine. Ex collection Fabergé.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1256 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 33
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    1914: 32 pa. on 4 k.+ 32pa. on 4 k. red postal stationery cards sent registered to Wiesbaden, up-rated with 5 pi. on 50 k. lialc & green tied by ROPIT JERUSALEM Cyrillic cds with 'Poste Russe / Jerusalem' registration label at lower left. Reply half attached unused with manuscript docketing at top "Marke beschadigt..." stating that the card had got wet during the journey. Unusual.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 1257 Russian P.O. in China

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    Catalogue# : 1x-7x
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    1899: «KITAI» overprinted issue, six values 1 kop. to 10 kop. horizontally laid paper, each tied by "Tyan-Tzin" cds with blobs in red (Tchilinghirian fig. 488) to envelope to Berlin, very fine and quite scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1258 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 42+44
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    1923 (Jan 8): Soviet Far East Republic. Postcard of Vladivostock bearing imperforate Gold Currency 1923 2 k. on 70 k. grey-lilac and 10 k. on 50 r. grey-brown tied by neat 'Vladivvostock' datestamps in black, used on the eighth day of issue. Framed Dutch arrival handstamp in black at left. Scarce and fine, a rare and early commercial usage of this elusive issue (Gi. 128+130).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1259 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 539 CX
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    1935: Michael Frunse 2 k. violet, perf. 14, a fresh mint block of four, unmounted og Mi = EUR 1'200+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1260 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 564U
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    1937 (June 16): Architecture of New Moscow, 40 kopeks violet, the imperforate block of four of good colour, usual slightly cracked original gum. Rare. Cert. Mikulski (1998) Standard = EUR 10'000/Mi = EUR 8'000.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1261 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 570/Block 3
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    1937: Airmail 1 r. black & deep brown, miniature sheet of four imperforate, cancelled by Moscow cds 23.11.37 in black. Slight wrinkles but scarce Mi = EUR 600.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1262 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 574 uMw
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    1937: Airmail set, Planes 40 kop. in  vertical strip of four with missing perforation between second and third stamp, postmarked "STALINO 23.3.37" Standard = EUR 3'000+.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1263 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 826
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    1941 (Dec): Civil Defence, 30 k. blue, a fine mint block of four, marginal from top of sheet, full unmounted og. Rare thus SC = EUR 1'600+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1264 Soviet Union

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    Catalogue# : 2474A var
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    1961: Yuri Gagarin Sputnik 6 k., the rare complete sheet, variety line perforated 12 x 12½, (normal issued as comb perf. 12 x 12½), a fresh and fine complete sheet showing 15 examples with tab, full unmounted og. A rarity of modern Russian philately Standard cat: = EUR 37'500.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1265 Armenia

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    Catalogue# : 111
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    1920: Unframed HP Monogram Overprint '10 r.' on Imperial Russia Arms definitive 35 kop. lilac-brown & dark-green in a block of four, one stamp unused, three stamps mint og. Opinions Ashford and St. Berger (2014) Mi = EUR 15'000+.

    Provenance: Simon D. Tchilinghirian collection.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1266 Armenia

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    Catalogue# : 1/Ib+59+66
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    1919/20: Lot three compl./part sheets of 100 stamps, incl. 1919 type 1 ovpt. 'K. 60. K on 'Imperial Arms definitive 1 kop. orange imperf., HH surcharge '10 r' on 35 kop. perf. and inverted HH surcharge '3 r' on 3 kop. perf (part sheet of 90 stamps), few strikes of Erivan cds's on the sheets, in addition three falsified or doubtful sheets not taken into consideration. Three opinions St. Berger (2014) Mi = EUR 75'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1267 Russia

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    1919: British Occupation of Batum. Cover endorsed 'O.A.S.' (On Active Service) to England, written and countersigned by R.A.F. Flight Lieutenant Mead, struck with fine FIELD POST OFFICE / 80 datestamp (March 15) in black. Framed PASSED BY CENSOR / 88 in red at left and reverse with RAF crest on envelope and Wokingham arrival cds (April 9). A rare cover from the Allied Campaign aiding the Whites and the Greens against the Bolshevik Reds. Ex collection Bill Robertson.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1269 Georgia

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    1919: St. George definitives 50 k. emerald (2) and 1 r. orange-brown, tied by Georgian Tiflis datestamps (Nov 30, 1920) to formular postcard of the Tiflis post & telegraph okrug, despatched to an Esperanto journal in Geneva Switzerland where a Swiss tax stamp of 10 rappen was affixed and cancelled (Dec 12, 1920). A extremely rare and very attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1270 Georgia

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    Catalogue# : 7A
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    1920 (Aug 23): Registered cover, slightly trimmed, from Tiflis to Berlin franked on reverse with 1920 2 r. brown, perf. 11½, in a fine block of four cancelled by bilingual TIFLIS- LA GEORGIE datestamps in black, also tied by Berlin (Sept 20) arrival datestamp. A fine and most attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1271 Georgia

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    Catalogue# : 9A
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    1921 (Jan 6): Registered cover to Zurich franked on reverse with perf. 1919/20 5 r. yellow-orange in sheet marginal block of six, all tied by TIFLIS datestamps in black and by Zurich arrival (Jan 28) datestamps. One or two minor opening tears on front but a rare cover.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1272 Georgia

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    Catalogue# : 6A/9A
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    1921 (Feb 10): Registered cover to Paris franked on reverse with 1919/20 perf. 1 r. orange brown pair, 2 r. brown, 3 r. blue (2) and 5 r. yellow (2) all tied by TIFLIS LA GEORGIE datestamps in black. Paris arrival cds's alongside and registration label on front of a fine and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1273 Georgia

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    Catalogue# : 8A+9A
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    1921 (Oct 8): Registered cover to Theodore Champion in Paris franked with 1919/20 perf.3 r. ultramarine and 5 r. orange-yellow tied by bold strikes of bilingual TIFLIS LA GEORGIE datestamps in black. Registered label at left with repeated strike of despatch datestamp. A fresh and fine cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1274 Georgia

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    1922: Definitives Soldier 500 r. rose (2), Industry 5000 r. green (vert. pair) and marginal semi-postal 1000 r. on 50 r.  violet, tied by Tiflis datestamps (Oct 14, 1922)  to reverse of wrapper, endorsed "via Moscow" to Hannover Germany with Moscow transit cds  (Oct 21, 1922) on front. A rare use.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1275 Georgia

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    Catalogue# : 35A+38A
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    1922 (April 8): Cover from the Swiss Consulate in Tiflis sent registered to Stockholm, Sweden franked on reverse with February 1922 5'000 r. deep green in a perforated strip of four and overprinted 5'000 r. on 250 r. green, perf. 11½, tied by TIFLIS cds's in black. Swiss red wafer seal above and violet 'Consulat de Suisse / A Tiflis' cachet in violet alongside Stockholm arrival cds. A fine and scarce commercial franking.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1276 Georgia

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    1922/23: Lot four covers from Georgia and Transcaucasia, incl. three covers to Germany, England, and Turkey. A good mix of different definitive and semi-postal issues, some stamp and cover faults but still of interest.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1277 Georgia

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    Transcaucasia 1923: Definitives 100'000 r. black-violet, 150'000 r. red and 500'000 r. rose (2 & a vert. pair), tied by crisp Tiflis cds's (Oct. 19, 1923) to reverse of registered  cover with czarist label "Tiflis c." for mail abroad, sent to Dr. Brender committee in Berlin  with arrival cds on reverse (Oct 21, 1923). Attractive use, Brender covers from Georgia are rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1278 Georgia

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    1923: Definitives 1 gold kopek orange (2) and 9 gold kopek deep blue (2), tied by Tiflis cds's (Jan 9, 1924) to cover, sent to Berlin with bilingual despatch cds and Berlin arrival cds (Jan 21, 1924) on reverse. The cover is closed with an attractive Red Army Charity label of 1923.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1279 Serbia

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    Catalogue# : 13/I
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    1869: Prince Milan 15 pa. orange, perf. 9½ x 12, surface scrape at lower right, tied by BEOGRAD datestamp (April 24) to 'Prospect' Printed Matter entire letter to Palermo, Italy, with 'PD' alongside in black. A rare usage and extremely rare franking with just three such covers recorded by this describer (two to Italy and one to Switzerland). Rare. Cert. Velickovic (2009).
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1280 Serbia

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    Catalogue# : 13C
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    1874 (May 1): Printed Matter entire letter from Belgtade to Neuchâtel, Switzerland franked by single 1869 15 pa. orange, perf. 9½ x 12, tied by Belgrade cds in black. Reverse with Neuchâtel arrival cds (May 5). A splendid entire in wonderful fresh condition and of great rarity, this being the finer of the two known Printed Matter entires from Serbia, prior to 1875, addressed to Switzerland.

    Note: For an illustration of the other recorded cover, see Edition D'Or, Volume XXXI, the Predrag Antic collection.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1281 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 8
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    1851: 2 reales orange-red, a wonderful used example with large margins all round, but with reverse repapered, neatly cancelled (leaving Isabella's profile clear) by araña handstamp in black. A great rarity. Signed Roig. Cert. Soro Bergua (1999) not mentioning the repair Edifil 8 = EUR 27'800/Mi = EUR 11'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1282 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 35
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    1856: 2 cu. green, fine used example on cover to San Miguel cancelled in black by barred obliterator with 'Santa Cruz' (Canarias) datestamp of despatch (May 27) at right. Cover with some acid ink in address and file fold away from adhesive, but a scarce stamp on letter.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1283 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 75+85+103
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    1866/70: Covers (3) with 1866 cover to Marseille franked by 12 cu. orange (three examples), 1867 20 c. lilac (2) used on April 1868 cover from Barcelona to New Orleans via London and struck with 'Due 3' handstamp on receipt and 1871 cover from Granada to Vera Cruz, Mexico endorsed 'via Habana por Cadiz' bearing 1870 200 m. brown (3 examples) charged '3' (reales) due on receipt. Faults but an unusual TRIO.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1284 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 85+88
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    1867: Isabella January definitive 20 c. lilac in mixed franking with Isabella July definitive 25 m. blue & rose, both tied by 'Parilla con cifra 2' of Barcelona to entire letter with framed "PD" in blue and "Barcelona (2) 23 Nov 67" cds alongside, sent to Langnau Switzerland with Junquera border cds in blue, in addition Geneva, Geneva-Culoz T.P.O. and Bern transit cds's and Langnau arrival cds (1 Dec 67) on reverse. Rare temporary franking after the currency change of summer 1867. Cert. Eichele (2001).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1285 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 207+208+211
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    1903 (Jan 20): Postcard sent registered from 'Olsen's Hotel / Teneriffe' to Saarbrucken franked by 1901 5 c. green, 10 c. rose and 25 c. blue all tied by 'Santa Cruz' datestamps in black with 'Anvers/Belgique' registration label applied in transit and tied (Jan 28). Saarbrucken arrival at left. Scarce and appealing usage.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1286 Spain

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    1905 (Aug 12): Postcard sent registered to Altona franked by 1901-05 2 c. bistre brown (8 examples) and single 20 c. black all tied by framed 'Santander' registered datestamps in black. Small framed 'Apres Le Depart' also on front of a scarce card.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1287 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 552C
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    1930 (Oct 11): Cover to Eugenio Llach in Barcelona franked by special printing 1930 10 peseta deep yellow brown (recess printing), perf. 13¾, cancelled by 'Valores Declarados / Pro Union Ibero-Americana / Madrid' cachet in black, used on the second day of issue. This specially printed adhesive was only available in the Spanish Pavillion at the Exhibition - this cover being dated a day prior to issue date stated in Michel (Edifil 581).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1288 Spain

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    1931: 'Union Postal de las Americas y España, Convenio y Acuerdos firmados en Madrid el 10 Noviembre de 1931', the complete booklet printed in Madrid with the results and discussions of the Congress, including the list of names of delegates attending for each country, complete in 24 pages. Some slight ageing but rare.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1289 Spain

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    Catalogue# : 180
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    1888 (Dec 27): Cover from Safi to Horsens, Denmark franked by Spain 1879 25 c. grey tied by bold strike of CORREO ESPANOL / SAFFI datestamp in black. Company cachet at lower left and part arrival on reverse. Edge fault to envelope at upper left but an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1290 Spain

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    Spanish Civil War 1936/37: Blue album with range of Local Issues, over 1'000 items, with primarily mint selection with a few further multiples, largely arranged alphabetically with the majority being fresh and fine. A seldom seen collection with much of note and interest to the specialist.
    Starting bid : 1,250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1291 Spain

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    Spanish Civil War 1935/42c.: Collection in 6 albums with near complete mint for the period including Nationalist, Republican, Local and Charity issues, both definitive and commemorative including Airmails and Miniature sheets; 1938 Montserrat issue with overprint errors, 1938 North America surcharged imperforate pairs, Submarine set mint (perf. and imperf.), Submarine miniature sheet, thereafter with Local 'Town' issues from Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Burgos, Canary Islands, Ceuta, Lugfo, Malaga, San Sebastian, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Segovia (with mini sheets), Seville to Zaragoza issues (and many otthers) etc. and Military and Civilian usages on cover, Foreign Volunteer Forces items and labels incl. 'Pro Komsomol' star labels, Red Cross labels and cards, throughout with abundant usages on many covers. Viewing is an education in these difficult issues and both a pleasure and heartily recommended.
    Starting bid : 9,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 17,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1292 Spain

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    1850/2000c.: Collection with 1850 6 cu. used (3), 1851 12 cu. and 10 r. used, 1865 19 cu. used, 1905 Express 45 c. mint (2), 1905 40 c. carmine mint, 1920 Airmails mint, 1926 Red Cross and Airmail sets mint, 1928 set of 32 mint, 1929 set of 14 mint, 1929 Airmail set mint, 1930 Railway set of six mint, 1930 Colombus set mint, 1930 Seville Expo brochure, 1931 Airmail set of five mint, 1938 45+2 p. mini sheets mint, and  further duplication etc. in stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1293 Spain

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    1850/1993: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, the classic part sparsely filled and rather in mixed condition, from 1930 up with better items as both sets issued for the Zaragoza Cathedral Restoration Fund and some souvenir sheets, from the fifties onward nearly compl. mint with all sets, souvenir and miniature sheets as welll as with some other philatelic products, housed in five albums.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1294 Spain

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    1850/1950: Important and interesting Lot with 315 cards, covers and postal stationery items (used and unused) from a dealer's stock,  incl. some forerunners and stampless covers, better frankings, censor mail, various usages as well as four covers 'Marruecos' and a few modern philatelic products, mainly in good conditionand housed in plastic sleeves.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1297 Sweden

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    1910 (Oct 21): Sweden 10 öre postal stationery reply card sent back to Stromstad franked for registration with Franklin 15 c. blue over-lapped by New York registered label of despatch. A rare return usage.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Sweden

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    1917 (June 11): Postcard sent registered to Eskifjordur, Iceland franked by 1910-19 1 ö. black, 2 ö. yellow-orange strip of four and 8 ö. bright purple pair all tied by 'Böras' datestamps in black with registration label below. Reverse with Reykjavik transit, an unusual card.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1299 Sweden

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    1848/2008: Collection with several hundred used stamps, incl. many better single values and full sets as 'Skilling banco' (5 except No.1), UPU 1924 (both sets), airmails, pairs, booklet panes, officials, cancellations, souvenir sheets, Military stamps etc., in good condition and housed in one thick album.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,150 CHF

    Lot# : 1300 Sweden

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    1900/80: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. many better values and full sets as UPU 1924, coil pairs, booklet panes and full booklets, inbetween also ordinary mail and FDC's, in good condition and housed in two albums and in one stockbook.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1301 Sweden

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    1959/95: Lot with several hundred FDC's, Maxicards and other philatelic products from the new issues department, in good condition and housed in total ten albums.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1302 Sweden

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    1960/90: Selection with several hundred modern FDC's and Maxi cards, housed in six albums.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1303 Turkey

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    1829 (May 24): Entire letter written from Prince's Island (Büyük Ada/Prinkipo) to Milan, struck with heavy strike of SANITATIS SIGILLUM disinfection cachet in black, applied at Rothenthurm Pass near Belgrade. No other postal markings so presumably carried by hand or mailed on as an enclosure. Fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1304 Turkey

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    1840 (June 9): Entire letter from Therapia to London, written in German, carried outside the Mails and struck on flap with superb circular NETTO DI FUORI E DENTRO cachet of disinfection applied at Semlin and rastel punched. Rare in such fine quality.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 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.

    Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6468.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1306 Turkey

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    1844: Entire letter from Deraliye to Gemlik carried by Private Ship, struck on front panel with 'An Janib 260' negative seal handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 4). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1307 Turkey

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    Turkish Steamship Companies 1846 (Feb 25): Entire letter from Brousse to Constantinople struck with excellent impression of negative 'PP' handstamp in black. Minor file fold but an attractive and rare entire. A very similar entire from the same correspondence, is illustrated on page 113 in Ringstrom & Tester 'Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World'.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1308 Turkey

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    1854: Cover with rate and weight inscriptions at top, struck with excellent AN CANIBI-I POSTA EDIRNE handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 1) in bright blue. Scarce and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1309 Turkey

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    1856: Cover with rate and weight inscriptions at top, mailed from Skopje to Sarajevo struck with excellent AN CANIBI-I POSTA USKUP handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 125) in black.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1310 Turkey

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    1863: Cover from Skopje to Istanbul struck with fine negative POSTAHANEI USKUP handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 126) in green. Rare.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1311 Turkey

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    French Post Offices 1852/54: Entire letters (2) both to Lyon, earlier entire with 'Consulat / Republique Francaise / Metelin' despatch cachet and routed via Smyrne with cds (April 27) in black and struck with small cartridge 'Paquebots / De La / Mediterranée' in red; 1854 entire from Ayvalikand similarly routed but bearing fair italic 'Metelin' handstamp in black. A scarce pair.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1312 Turkey

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    1840/54c.: Collection of first type 'An Canib-i-Posta' negative seals on covers or Tartar Post forms, nearly all superb impressions, housed in a blue album with Tartar Post for from Siroz (Serres) with superb strike in deep blue, another with excellent 'Larissa' strike in deep blue (2), rare Tartar Post usage with 'Nis 257' in black, fine Bulgarian usages from Vidin and forms used from Filibe to Shumnu (rare) and another tex Varna to Shumnu, form used from Filibe to Iskodra with superb strikes in blue of each, fine cover ex Monastir with handstamp in blue, 1848 cover from Bursa with superb strike in blue, covers with fine strikes of Edirne handstamp in blue, Deraliye usages on entires to Ankara (2), cover from Janina to Constantinople, cover from Serres with 'Siroz 257'in black, covers with superb 'Bursa' in blue, 'Konya' in blue etc. A fine and scarce group (31 items).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1313 Turkey

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    The following 16 lots are all from the largest holding of these documents, they were used for bulk mail carried by Horse or sometimes Camel, listing the number of items mailed and the distance, all have office of despatch negative seal handstamps (An Janib i posta..) of sending at top and normally of receipt at base or on reverse and all are thus used between 1840 to 1850. The lots that follow are a selection, from the 'Used Abroad' Offices and, during our sale in May, further examples from Post Offices not individually lotted below, mailed from within 'Turkey proper' can be made available, on a Private Treaty basis, upon contacting Greg Todd at Corinphila on: todd@corinphila.ch

    Aleppo. Tartar Post form used from ALEPPO, Syria with negative seal in blue, used to BAGHDAD, Iraq (Coles & Walker fig. 1) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1314 Turkey

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    Deraliye. Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to BEIRUT, Lebanon (Coles & Walker fig.1) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1315 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to DAMASCUS, Syria (Coles & Walker fig. 29) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1316 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to MOSUL, Iraq (Coles & Walker fig. 65) well struck in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1317 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to TIRNOVA, Bulgaria (Coles & Walker fig. 77) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1318 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to FILIBE (Plovdiv), Bulgaria (Coles & Walker fig. 16) well struck in blue-green.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1319 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to SHUMNU, Bulgaria (Coles & Walker fig. 65) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1320 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from Deraliye, Istanbul with negative seal in blue, used to BAGHDAD (Coles & Walker fig. 1) well struck in blue-green.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1321 Turkey

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    Galatz. Tartar Post form used from GALATZ, Romania (Coles & Walker fig. 97) with superb negative seal in blue, used to SHUMNU, Bulgaria (Coles & Walker fig. 65) well struck in blue-black. Galatz is the rarest of all the cancellations found on these Tartar Post forms.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1322 Turkey

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    Mosul. Tartar Post form used from MOSUL (Coles & Walker fig. 65) with negative seal in black, used to BAGHDAD (Coles & Walker fig. 1) well struck in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1323 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form used from MOSUL with negative seal in black (Coles & Walker fig. 65), used to TRABZON (Trebisonde) with (Coles & Walker fig. 79) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1324 Turkey

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    Rustchuk. Tartar Post form used from RUSTCHUK (Coles & Walker fig. 58) with negative seal in blue, used to FILIBE (Plovdiv) (Coles & Walker fig. 16) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1325 Turkey

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    Varna. Tartar Post form used from VARNA (Coles & Walker fig. 81) with negative seal in blue, used to SHUMNU (Coles & Walker fig. 65) well struck in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1326 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form from VARNA (Coles & Walker fig. 81) to BOSNA (fig. 1) with good strikes of each in blue.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 170 CHF

    Lot# : 1327 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form from VARNA (Coles & Walker fig. 81) to SOFIA (fig. 73) with good strikes of each.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1328 Turkey

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    Tartar Post form from VARNA (Coles & Walker fig. 81) struck in blue-green to DERALIYE, Istanbul with good strikes of each.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 1329 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIxa
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, a fresh mint horizontal pair, right hand stamp with pre-printing paper fold leaving line below value. Unusual and attractive pair, large part og.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1330 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIxa
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, second printing, a fresh and fine reconstruction of the Transfer Block of twelve types, generally fair to very fine, scarce Mi = EUR 1'800
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1331 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIxa
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, a superb used horizontal strip of four cancelled lightly in black. A fine and scarce multiple. Cert. Holcombe (1994).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1332 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIaxK
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, a fresh mint vertical 'head-to-head' tête-bêche pair, with large margins, good colour and large part og.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1333 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIIyaK
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    20 pa. black on thick surface coloured paper, a fine used vertical 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche pair, neatly cancelled by clear strikes of the dotted 'battal' in black. Scarce and very fine.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1334 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIxaK
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, the superb mint block of four with large margins all round in a deep shade, showing two 'head-to-head' vertical tête-bêche pairs (types 2-1/5-6) from positions 38-39/49-50 on the sheet of 154 subjects. Fresh and fine with large part original gum, a rare multiple.

    Provenance: Anthony Fraser, Corinphila sale 140 (Oct 2008), lot 5305.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1335 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIaxK
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    20 pa. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, the superb mint block of six with large margins all round, showing three vertical 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche pairs, a couple of trivial creases on the upper part of the block, of no great significance in a such a rare multiple. Fresh and fine, large part original gum. Plated by the late Anthony Fraser as positions 75-77/86-88. A splendid multiple of great scarcity.

    Provenance: Anthony Fraser, Corinphila sale 140 (Oct 2008), lot 5306.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1336 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIIy
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    20 pa. black on yellow thick surfaced coloured paper, a fine horizontal pair used on 1864 entire letter from Aleppo to Damascus cancelled by bold 'battal' in blue. Imperfections to the front panel but displays well.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1337 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/IIIy+2/IIIy
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    20 pa. black on yellow and 1 pi. slate-purple, each on surface coloured thick paper, used on re-folded cover to Adrianople cancelled by mute lozenge of dots in black. Some aging but a scarce usage. Signed Tewfik Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1338 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 1/II+3/II+4/II
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    5 pi. black on rose red paper in a fine horizontal pair with left hand stamp showing the rare 'Broken Tughra' variety, used with single 20 pa. black on yellow and 2 pi. black on blue (all on thin paper coloured through) on November 1863 entire letter from Der Aliye to Nigde tied by dotted & barred Type I 'battal' handstamps in black. Slight cover tear at upper right away from the adhesives, a very rare and exceptional three colour franking. Illustrated in Basaran II on page 115. Signed Calves.

    Provenance: Collection Herry W. Schaefer, Corinphila sale 130 (Oct 2001), lot 2464.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1339 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIa
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple, the mint reconstruction of the 12 types showing the red Control band, fresh and fine plating piece Mi = EUR 2'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1340 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIK
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple, a superb mint vertical 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche pair, of excellent colour and large margins all round, large part og. Scarce so fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1341 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIaK
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple on thin paper coloured through, mint vertical 'head-to-head' tête-bêche pair, minior age stain on one stamp but of good colour with large margins all round and large part og.
    Starting bid : 220 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1342 Turkey

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    1 pi. black on slate-purple on thin paper,a superb mint block of four showing two vertical 'head-to-head' tête-bêche pairs, of excellent rich colour and impression, one stamp trivial aging stain, otherwise fresh and fine with large part og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1343 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIaK
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple, a fine used block of four showing two vertical 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche pairs, lightly cancelled by 'battal' in black. Lower pair with slight horzontal crease but a very rare multiple.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1344 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIaxK var
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    1 pi. black on yellow thin paper coloured through, the rare Error of Colour, printed in yellow (as utilised for the 20 para) with blue Control bands, a fine mint vertical tête-bêche pair, large margins all round, large part og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 650 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1345 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIa
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple on thin paper, used on 1863 entire letter from Brousse to Istanbul tied by dotted 'battal' in black. A rare and attractive first issue cover. Signed Tewfik Kuyas.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1346 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/II var
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    1 pi. black on yellow thin paper with colour showing through, Error of Colour (as issued for the 20 paras value), with deep blue Control overprint, a fine used example fo a very rare stamp. Cert. Isfila (2009).
    Starting bid : 380 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1347 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIIy
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    1 pi. black on greenish slate surface coloured paper, a fine mint horizontal pair in an unusual shade, good margins, slight aging but large part og.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1348 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIIyK
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple surface coloured thick paper, a fine mint 'head-to-head tête-bêche pair, with good margins all round, large part og. Rare and exceptionally fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1349 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIIyK
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    1 pi. black on slate-purple surface coloured thick paper, a fine mint 'head-to-head tête-bêche pair (Types 1 and 7), with good margins all round, large part og. Rare.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1350 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/III
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    1863: 1 pi. black on slate-grey on thick paper, a fine example used on cover to Deraliye, Constantinople tied by bold 'battal' handstamp in black. A fresh and fine first issue cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1351 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 2/IIIy
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    1 pi. black on pale slate-purple on surface coloured thick paper, a superb example (probably marginal), with huge margins all round, tied to local entire letter to Der Aliye by bold 'battal' in black. Exceptional first issue letter and most attractive.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : 450 CHF

    Lot# : 1352 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 3/Ixb
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    2 pi. black on very deep blue thin paper coloured through, a fresh mint example with red Control band at top, small part og. Signed Thier Gi 7a = £ 2'500/Mi = EUR 2'500.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1353 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 3/IIaK
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    2 pi. black on thin paper coloured through, a splendid mint 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche block of four. Large margins all round, of excellent fresh colour and appearance, with large part og. Exceptional and very rare multiple.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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