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  • Lot# : 1774 Turkey

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    1863: Cover from Stara Zagora / Zagra-i Atik to Constantinople with red manuscript weight '3 dirhem / postal charge 3 piastres', struck with superb Crecent type 'Postahane-I Zagra-i Atik 1278' negative seal handstamp in bright blue (Coles & Walker fig. 92). Age stain at right but scarce.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1775 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 6b+9
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    1865: Dulos 20 pa. yellow horizontal pair used with single 5 pi. carmine on registered cover from Zagra-i-Atik to Istanbul tied by circular arabic only ZAGRA / 81 handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 93). Faint trace of registration circular neghative handstamp above, a fine and very scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1776 Turkey

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    1868: Cover from Smyrna to Milliadhi Brothers in Chios, attributed to the Egypt Shipping Co. / Azizie Line of steamers, struck with private bilingual cachet FRANCO in greenish ink. File folds away from the handstamp but extremely scarce. For a further example of this handstamp see the late Cengiz Arsman collection (DF, May 2005), lot 20353 also from this correspondence. Extremely rare.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1777 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 13Ce+15B
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    1869/73: Duloz 10 pa. lilac-grey, perf. 12, horizontal pair and 1 pi. yellow, perf. 5-12, used on distressed envelope to Constantinople, each cancelled by circular all arabic FILIBE / 81 handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 19) in black. Left hand 10 pa. heavily creased at left and possible Postage Due missing from reverse with 'Baghtche Capussi' oval (Nov 18) and 'Pera' oval in blue.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1778 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 16 var
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    1869/72: 2 pi. orange-red, a diagonally bisected example used on cover from Damascus to Beirut, tied by framed all arabic SAM / 81 handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 31) with Beirut cds of receipt on reverse. Cover internally restored at top and at base but scarce.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1779 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 16C+P12B
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    1869/72: 2 pi. bright orange, perf. 12½ and Postage Due 1 pi. brown & deep brown, irregular perf. 5-12, used on registered 1874 cover from Sumnu (Bulgaria) to Constantinople tied by slightly watery all arabic circular SUMNU / 81 handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 69) with repeated strike at right. Registration handstamp weakly struck at top left and reverse with bilingual Stamboul arrival cds (June 18). The 2 pi. adhesive with small scrapes to front of stamp but scarce.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1780 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 13+16
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    1869/72: Duloz 10 pa. violet and 2 pi. brick-red used on cover front from Tirnova to Plovdiv each well tied by circular all arabic TIRNOVO / 81 handstamps in blue-black (Coles & Walker fig. 78). Slight piece of front missing at upper left and creased away from the adhesives but scarce.


     
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1781 Turkey

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    1872: Postal Money Order printed form for 50 gold Lire sent from Sofia to Nis carried at rate of 11 piasres 10 paras (in manuscript) and showing fine strike of all arabic Crecent type 'Postahane-i Sofiya 1278' negative seal handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 74) at base in black. Scarce and fine usage.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1782 Turkey

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    1891: 'Bell's Asia Minor Steamship Co.' printed Bill of Lading, used from Mersina to Trieste with three line THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP Co. / MERSINA AGENCY cachet in black at base, carried on the Steamer 'Elpitha'. Scarce. Signed A. Diena.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1783 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 69+70
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    1892: 10 pa. green (2) and 20 pa. claret used with private vignette taken from centre of Djibouti, French Somali Coast stamp design printed in black, all used on philatelic cover to France tied by 'Brousse' cds's and Constantinople transit cds in black. St. Etienne arrival cds on reverse of an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1784 Turkey

    Catalogue# : 181/211
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    1911: 'Sultan Resad's Visit to Macedonia', the special issues overprinted for Monastir, Pristina, Salonique and Uskub, the complete set of 124 stamps unused, fresh and fine, large part og. Mi = € 4'800.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1785 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : Booklet Pane
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    1915: War Charity Red Crescent booklet pane of six, fresh colour and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce Isfila = € 3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1786 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 302A
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    1916: 'Star & Crescent / 1331'  in red on issue of March 1908 2 pi. black, perf. 13¼, a fresh and fine mint example, of good colour and large part og. Mi = € 1'900.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1787 Turkey

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    1845: Official cover from Sumnu / Shumen to Constantinople struck with superb 'An janib-i Posta Sumnu 260' negative seal handstamp in greenish ink (Coles & Walker fig. 65) with accompanying 'Tahrirat Muhimme' (Official Mail) rectangular seal alongside. A fresh and very fine cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1788 Turkey

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    1874 (Jan 31): Entire letter from Aleppo to Grenoble, France franked on front by France Siège 40 c. orange pair tied by '5079' gros chiffres with corresponding ALEXANDRETTE / SYRIE French P. O. cds below in black. Reverse (opens well for Exhibit display) with Turkey 1869/72 Postage Due 20 pa. yellow-brown & brown in a vertical strip of three tied by all-arabic 'Aleppo' framed handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 4) in black and by Grenoble arrival cds (Feb 16). A charming and scarce entire. Signed Lamy.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 1789 Turkey

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    1879: Ottoman Telegram form for a telegraph sent from Pera to the Office Sanitaire in Varna, Bulgaria, with message concerning Azizie Line Steamers and Troop transports, fine and unusual album page size form.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1790 Turkey

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    1865/1941: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. perforation varieties, colour shades, surcharges, cancellations, a unused block of 16 of the Duloz issue 5 Ghr. blue, full sets after 1930, newspaper stamps, airmails, postage dues etc., in good quality and mounted on hand made album pages.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 1791 Turkey

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    1868/1970c.: Lot thousands stamps used/unused starting with Tughra, Crescent & Empire definitives, better commemorative issues such as 1930 Ankara - Sivas railway, postage due, Red Crescent charity issues, and Airmail, in two albums and a box.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1792 Turkey

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    The Ottoman Empire in Europe 1870/1912(ca.): Collections 150 used stamps and one cover from the Western Balkan area of the Ottoman Empire, written up on pages incl. Serbia, Novipazar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia as well as Kosovo. Overall neat to crisp cancellations also in blue with some rare ones included, a nice selection.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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