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  • Lot# : 1445 Turkey

    Eritrea, Incoming Mail from Lebanon 1909: Picture postcard Beyrouth with Turkish definitive 20 pa., sent to a female Swedish missionary in Asmara with crisp Alexandria and Suez transit cds’s and „ASMARA 18 11 09 (ERITREA)“ arrival cds, text written in Tigrinya language.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1446 Turkey

    1914: 20 pa. red postal stationery card used from Artwin to Aleppo, showing fine strike of the emergency engraved bilingual datestamp ARTWIN well struck in black (Ziya/Bulent fig. 1 = RR), used for a brief period when the Turkish Army liberated the city from Russian occupying Forces: the cancellation has to be used from late November 1914 until early March 1915 only, upon the Turks retreating from the city on March 14, 1915 the city was torched and it is believed this and the previous Russian cancellations were all burnt in the inferno. A great rarity of Armenian, Russian and Ottoman philately.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 5942.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1447 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 229+260+263
    1916 (March 23): Large 1 pi. brown postal stationery envelope (152 x 290 mm.), used to Vienna endorsed "Valeur Declarée Deux Mille, Neuf Cent Soixante" (Francs) and up-rated with 1914 2 pa. red-lilac (2), 1915 25 pi. on 200 pi. green & black and optd. 5 pi. claret all tied by 'Constantinople' cds's. Circular 'Orsova 2' Censor cachet in violet on front and reverse with Lom Palanka (Bulgaria) transit cds and Vienna arrival (March 31). A most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1448 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : 234
    1914/15: Postcard bearing 1914 20 pa. carmine tied by bilingual ARTWIN datestamp in black (Ziya/Bulent fig. 1) and by 'Mevrude' datestamp in black and what appears to be a violet Censor marking above. Extremely rare - the cancel used for a brief period when the Turkish Army liberated the city from Russian occupying Forces: the cancellation has to be used from late November 1914 until early March 1915 only, upon the Turks retreating from the city on March 14, 1915 the city was torched and it is believed this and the previous Russian cancellations were all burnt in the inferno. A great rarity of Armenian, Russian and Ottoman philately.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121 (April 29, 2000), lot 136.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1449 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : IX-XII+XIV
    1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value, fresh and fine mint examples from this rare set, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare. Mi. = € 2'000 for the complete set.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 310 CHF

    Lot# : 1450 Turkey

    1918: Unissued part set of five values, missing the 10 pa. value from this rare set in fresh and fine mint blocks of four, prepared in anticipation of the invasion and conquest of Egypt. Rare multiples Mi. = € 8'000 for the complete set.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1451A Turkey

    1840/52c.: The collection of "Tartar Post" postal relay forms (184), each form stuck on despatch and receipt with Type 1 Ottoman handstamp "An janib..." negative seal with wreath at base, each form detailing route times and amount of post carried, with negative handstamps from Adana, Amasya, Aydin, Bursa, Deraliye, Diyarbekir, Edirne, Egin, Erzerum, Filibe, Harput, Isparta, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kone, Kutahya, Nigde, Sam, Samsun, Serres, Sivas, Sofia, Trabzon, Yanya And Yenisehir and receipted arrival handstamps of the above named towns and also: Aleppo, Ankara, Baghdad,  Bosna, Iskodra, Manastir, Nis, Sumnu, Tirnova, Uskub, Varna, and Vidin. A marvellous lot.
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1451 Turkey

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

    Lot# : 1452 Turkey

    1863/1925c.: Cancellation collection arranged by Villayet, with many hundreds of stamps chosen for clarity of postmark by an expert in the field with stockbooks from the Vilayets of Adana, Aidin, Alep, Andrinople, Angora, Bigha, Bitlis, Castamouni, Constantinople, Diyabekir, Erzeroum, Hudavindiguiar, Ismid, Konia, Mamouret-el-Aziz, Trebizonde etc. with full list of contents with each of the eleven volumes; together with Post Offices abroad in Greece with Crete 'Candiya' octagonal handstamps noted, castellorizo, Samos, 'Mondros' cds in violet on 1 pi. blue (illustrated in Isfila catalogue), Yugoslavian Offices with Touz, Manastir, Mitovitza usages, together with a cover from India to Yemen with Dulos 1 pi. orange and a bisected example for internal rate, Palestine German P.O. card with fine "Aus Jerusalem / Deutsche Post" cachet. A fine lot.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1453 Turkey

    1863/1990: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused, incl. some better values from the early years, full sets, surcharged values, airmails, few souvenir sheets etc., mainly in good condition and housed in one album.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1454 Turkey

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1455 Turkey

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    Catalogue# : P11B+P12B
    1871: Postage Due 20 pa. brown and 1 pi. brown (two examples) used on attractive 1876 cover from Ardahan to Istanbul tied by all Arabic double framed ARDAHAN handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 165), with superb strike of double framed all Arabic KARS handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 79) applied in transit alongside. Reverse with Stamboul arrival cds in black. A charming and extremely rare cover from both the Armenian and Ottoman standpoint. Signed Nakri.rnProvenance: 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6496.
    Starting bid : 7,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1456 Turkey

    Féké Provisonal Issue 1920 (March 17): TEO Cilicia 2 pi. slate-blue and yellow-brown, a fine unused block of 10 (2 x 5), each stamp further surcharged with rectangular "Féké Kuva-i-Milliye (National Militia) - 17 Mart 336-Ruhi, Dogan" provisional handstamps in black. The block with a few perforation faults but with large part og. and exceedingly scarce in unused condition - it is believed that only 125 stamps were sucharged thus. Ex collection Sedaroglu.rnrnNote: Ruhi Bey and Dogan Bey lead the Turksih Nationalist Forces in their successful assault on Féké.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1457 Turkey

    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Cover addressed in Armenian from Adana to Istanbul franked by March 1919 1st overprint 20 pa. ultramarine and 1 pi. black & violet tied by ADANA / 2 datestamp (April 19) in black (Isfila fig. 15). Circular CONTROLE POSTALE / CILICIE Censor handstamp on reverse with Stamboul arrival. Ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1458 Turkey

    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Violet Parcel Post receipt form for a package from Adana to Sivas, franked by Cilicia May 1919 TEO 20 pa. rose, 1 pi. blue and 2 pi. deep blue & yellow-brown (note broken 'Cilicie' in surcharge) used with 1919 Palestine 10 pi. blue (Gi. 14) all tied by ADANA / 3 datestamps in black (Isfila fig. 19). Reverse with Sivas arrival cds. A scarce combination usage, ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1459 Turkey

    French Occupation of Cilicia 1919: Cover from Adana to Beirut franked by May 1919 TEO overprinted 20 pa. ultramarine in a strip of three (third stamp with Ciltcie' error) all tied by ADANA / 2 datestamps (July 21) in black (Isfila fig. 15). Circular CONTROLE POSTALE / CILICIE Censor handstamp alongside and part 'Beyrouth / 16' arrival cds above. Ex collection Sedaroglu.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1460 Ukraine

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    Catalogue# : 67A/70A
    1923 (April): Famine Relief Issue, the set of four values perforated, no wmk., all values each in four complete sheets of 50, thus 200 complete sets, fresh and fine unmounted og. Yvert 148/151. Mi = € 2'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1461 Yugoslavia

    Balkan (Albanian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonia) Ottoman Post Offices 1840/52c.: The collection of "Tartar Post" postal relay forms (41), each form struck on despatch and receipt with Type 1 Ottoman handstamp "An janib.." negative seal with wreath at base, each form detailing route times and amount of post carried, with negative handstamps from Bosna to Deraliye, Edirne, Manastir, Sofia, Sumnu, Uskub, Vidin, from Ishkodra to Bosna, Deraliye, Filibe, Manastir, Nis, Selanik, Uskub, Yenisehir, from Manastir to Bosna, Deraliye (2), Edirne, Filibe, Nis, Selanik, Serres, Shkodra, Varna, Vidin, Yanya, Yenisehir, Nis to Deraliye, Filibe, Edirne; from Uskub to Bosna, Deraliye, Iskodra, Kavala, Manastir, Nis, Sofia, Sumnu, Uskub and Yenisehir. A fine and scarce group.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1462 Yugoslavia

    1945/64: Lot with some hundred stamps in mint condition, all in full sets ant partly some duplication, also a few souvenir sheets can be found, top quality and housed in one stockbook owner's cat = € 5'300.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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