386th Auction

1938, air mail issue 1 p. and 3 p. on cover together with six stamps performing 10 pia. rate, all tied by ALEXANDRETTE 15.4.38 c.d.s. to USA with transit BEYROUTH 16.5.38 c.d.s. fine and scarce

1938, Air mail set ½ p. to 25 p. complete 8 values, mint never hinged

1938, Air Mail set of eight values, complete mint never hinged, very fine (Scott C1-C8)

1938, Air Mail issue complete set of eight on Tripoli Marseille flight cover, cancelled ANTIOCHE 9.5.38 c.d.s. to USA with transit TRIPOLI LIBAN 11.5.38 c.d.s. fine and very scarce (Scott C1-C8)

1938, Atatürk mourning set complete 5 values, mint never hinged

1919, E.E.F. 9 pia. olive yellow on late used ottoman parcel card tied by ADANA 3 - 3/10/1335 (1919) c.d.s. addressed to Istanbul with arrival mark on reverse, usual cut through the stamp, fine

1920, Turkey local issue with overprint ‘FEKE’, 2 piastres brown/blue in mint never hinged block of four, this issue was almost completely used up, mint units are very rare

1851, FILIBE with crescent (Postahane-i Filibe 1278) (Coles-Walker no.17,Plovdiv, RRR) very clear cancellation on prefilatelic folded envelope to Constantinopoli, at upper left notation of weight 3 dirhem / postal charge 6 piastre in manuscript for registration fee. Blue all arabic ‘registered’ alongside, usual file fold, otherwise fine. PROFI has not recorded any further registered mail from Plovdiv with this cancellation 

1851, FILIBE (An Canib Posta-i Filibe 256) (Coles-Walker no.16, Plovdiv, RRR) on prefilatelic folded envelope ottoman post with a very clear cancellation to Constantinopoli, usual file fold, otherwise fine

1904, HOS EL ZERANE (Isfila no.1, R, Haouch ez Zaraané) all arabic cancellation on both sides of postcard showing Baalbek with full message to France with arrival mark, border toned, tiny spots and crease, oherwise fine. Very scarce Turkey postal history!

1871, "SHAM 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker no. 31, Damascus) framed all arabic cancellation on folded envelope with content, bearing Duloz 2 pi. orange-red, diagonally bisected, cut to shape, addressed to Beirut, usual file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine. A scarce Syria forerunner

1896, "DEYR TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I" (Coles-Walker no.119, Deir ez-Zor) all arabic light violet cancellation on cover with two 1 Pia grey blue, transit mark Constantinople and on reverse arrival mark London 9/3/96, few border crease, otherwise fine, scarce Turkey postal history

1912, "HOMS 1" (Coles-Walker no. 73) clear bilingual octagonal d.s. on Protestant College cover from Homs to Ohio/USA bearing Turkey 1909 issue pair 20 para, on reverse Ohio arrival c.d.s., small spot, otherwise fine and scarce Syria postal history

1894, "HODEIDA" clear blue all arabic on cover back only. Coat of Arms 2 piaster 1892 issue used bisect diagonally and blue "HUDEIDA 7 MART 310" c.d.s. alongside, black arrival mark Istanbul five weeks later "MAKRIKEUY 13 NISAN 310" cds., european date "93" adjustment wrong as often, arabic date 1894 is correct, very scarce and attractive Turkey forerunner!

1905,  "SANAA" bilingual c.d.s. (Coles-Walker no.80) and boxed registration mark alongside on registered envelope bearing 1905 issue 3 x 1 pia. blue sent to Constantinople, on reverse Istanbul arrival postmark, repaired and some crease, otherwise fine, registered mail from Yemen is very rare!

1911, "HODEIDA 5" c.d.s. clear blue (Isfila no.13, scarce colour) on commercial cover with imprint bearing 1 Pia. blue block of four, transit mark PORT TAUFIQ and arrival mark BEYROUTH alongside, shortened at left, extremely rare and attractive 4 Piaster rate for a heavy letter from Yemen to Lebanon!

1951, 800 years Decretum Gratiani, complete set mint never hinged

1919, Bosnia ‘.2.’ overprinted issue, set of three values, mint hinged, signed, fine (Yvert 108-109)

1919, Issue for Bosnia, complete three values good margins unused, very fine

1919, 1 kr. proof in original colour, on grey ungummed ordinary paper, certificate Zrinjscak BPP

1919, 3 kr. light brown violet, proof in original colour, on brownish grey, rough, ungummed ordinary paper, certificate Zrinjscak BPP

1919, 5 kr. brown on white proof original colour, ungummed, cardboard paper, certificate Zrinjscak BPP

1919, 2 f. newspaper stamp, proof from III. plate in yellow-orange, double printing on thick, white, ungummed ordinary paper, unknown on this type of paper, certificate Zrinjscak BPP

1945, Overprint Demokratska * Federativa Jugoslavija 60 kn. on Croatia 3,50 kuna brown carmine on pelure (thin) paper, very fine used, 1984 Velimir Ercegovic and 1987 Predrag Zrinjscak certificates. A rare stamp of which only 100 were issued

1949, railway S/S perf and imper, mint never hinged, fine

1945, “ISTRA” overprinted in black, complete set of 15 values, unused and mint never hinged, tiny gum faults, otherwise fine

1858, Confederation 5 c. red-orange, nice colour and full to large margins, tied FRANCA oval on folded local cover San Juan, signed

1949, 75 c. World Rifle Shooting Championships, weapons / target, colour proofs in green, red and blue, each imperforated block of four, fine
 

1878, Large Dragon 3 can. brown-red, wide margins, unused, well centered, few short perfs at bottom, otherwise fine

1901, Two handpainted postcards used by german fieldpost OSTAS.EXPED.-KORPS 3.EISENB.-BAUKOMP. and KDMSP No.67, both to Hamburg with arrival mark, fine pair

1932, "Par Avion per Captain Gronau's flying boat" on Air Mail cover Shanghai (24 Sep.) to Hong Kong , on reverse bearing 5 c. violet, fine and a scarce destination. (Webb 13)

1935, Maritime Mail: Dr. Sun Yat-sen 5 c. green, cancelled by "U.S.T.P. Seapost S.S. Pres. Pierce" duplex on American Association imprint envelope from Shanghai (26 Apr.) to the U.S.A., fine and unusual

1900, Round-The-World China ICP Postal Stationery card 1 ct. rose used uprated CIP 1 ct. and 2 ct., represent 4 cents foreign postcard rate, clear tied by SWATOW 6/NOV/00 c.d.s. addressed to Germany and forewarded with Germania 5 pf. and 10 pf. from DÜSSELDORF 11.12.02 to USA and there additional two 1 c. green Franklin and Washington tied by PENSACOLA FLD. FEB/26/1903, forewarded to France transit on reverse PARIS 10.3.03 and additional two 25 c. blue tied by ST NAZAIRE 13.3.03, forewarded to Russia with 4 kop. 25.4.1903 and forewarded with transit marks CARDIFF AP/3/03 and LONDON 2/4/03 on reverse and additional Edward 2 d. tied by PENARTH AP/21/03, forewarded via Netherlands with 5 c. and 10 c. tied by AMSTERDAM 9/JUL/03 and oval violet arrival mark BROOKLYN N.Y. JUL/20/03. Several different address labels have been stuck on top of each other. A very unusal and attractive early postal stationery usage and impressive seven-country combination

1901, Incoming mail USA to Hong Kong/China: US 2 c. rose postal stationery envelope used uprated with 1 c. green, 2 c. carmine and 5 c. deep blue, performing 10 c. rate, tied by fancy cancel and "OHIOWA NEBR. DEC/17/1900" c.d.s. addressed to Hong Kong China with arrival mark "HONG KONG DJA/19/01" on reverse, redirected to Port Said with arrival mark and boxed bilingual "NON RECLAME", transit Colombo c.d.s., redirected with violet "RETURNED TO WRITER", transit mark "WASHINGTON JUN/18/1901" and on reverse "DEAD LETTER OFFICE P.D.U.S. JUN/18/1901" c.d.s., tiny border faults, fine and attractive around the world cover

1902, Allegory 1 c. to 5 fr. complete set of 17 values unused, fine (Yvert cat.value 1.400€) (Yvert 1-17)

1900, 50 sn. brown unused, in addition 17 used stamps Japan, fine group