386th Auction

1863, Tughra 5 piastres reddish-brown, two singles, fresh colour and with ample to large margins, applied upon arrival and tied by Battal cancel to envelope to Istanbul, addressed in Italian, Coptic and Armenian (written in Arabic). Some imperfections to envelope, as usual. A rare high postage due charge. Cert. ISFILA (1997). 

1863, Tughra Postage Due issues, unused sets of singles in red-brown, brick red, and brown, mix of original gum and without gum examples, mostly good to large margins, some trivial imperfections as expected of this very thin paper, a difficult set to assemble, fine. (Isf 7-18)

1863/65, 20 pa., reconstructed block reports, normal and inverted, with all 12 character types. Shades ranging from brick red to brown, except one used value all unused

1863, 20 pa. red-brown postage due tete-beche pair unused, with part original gum, hinge remnants, showing control band trial printings in both red and blue, the blue border misplaced ‘head to head’, a very  scarce variety unrecorded in isfila catalogue, full to wide margins on all sides, fresh bright color, very fine and an exceptional and rare pair with tremendous visual appeal

1863, 20 pa. light brown postage due tete-beche pair without blue border print, unused with original gum, full to wide margins on all sides, fresh bright color, fine. Cert. du Vachat (Isfila catalogue value 3.000€) (Isfila 15BV22)

1863, 20 para brick tete-beche pair with gilded fancy proof border instead of blue, unused original gum, full perfect margins on all sides, very fresh deep color, fine and very rare, only few known, a significant item for this difficult issue (Isfila 11 BV04)

1863, 1 pia. brown postage due tete-beche pair without border, variety ‘original gummed on printing side’ and ‘frame partly double print’, full to wide margins on all sides, fresh bright color, fine and very rare two varieties on one pair, both errors unrecorded on Isfila catalogue, unused, fine (Isfila 16 BV22)

1864, 1 pia.on red brown, nice margins, tied by fine dotted 'battal' to entire letter from Kotel to Rustschuk, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP   

1 pia.and 2 pia, on red brown, ample to wide  margins, tied at arrival by fine dotted "RUSTSCHUK" to entire letter, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP   

1863, Tughra first issue postage due 1 pia. orange brown color trial print with greenish-blue fancy border, full margins, unused, fine and fresh

1pi brown on thin paper, tete-beche pair, without control band, ample to large margins on all sides, unused, with part original gum, light wrinkles typical of this delicate paper, top stamp with light horizontal crease, else fine, scarce. (Isf 16 TB02)

Duloz 1 pia. brown, 2 vertical pairs and single, with 20 pa. brown, tied by all arabic double circle "Filibe 81" to overweight registered cover to Deraliye, franked on reverse with 'Sehir' 1 pia. brown (pulled perf and small tear), tied by bilingual „BAGHTCHE CAPUSSI“, for local delivery. Usual slight transportation marks, still fine. A remarkable and scarce combination letter. Certificate Isfila (2016)                     

1870, 1 pia. and 2 pia., borders in brown, tied by all Arabic "Filibe" to registered envelope to Dersaadet. Certificat ISFILA (2016)

1865, 10 Para light brown (unrecorded shade), unissued postage due, plate flaw VIII-50 "white points at the crescent", unused n.g., very fresh and bright colour, usual perfs, extremely scarce (Isfila n.g. 4.000,- Euro) (Isfila 29 BE064)

1867, Duloz issue 20 Paras and 1 pia. postage due imperf stamps (no gum), 1 Piaster with inscript "Bes Gurus", additional 2 pia. unissued unused with perf and gum, tiny faults otherwise fine and scarce trio  (Isfila 41 ES88, 45 DE11)

1870, 1 pia. brown unused with original gum with part of bottom stamp, usual rough perf, very fine and fresh, (Isfila catalogue value 600,-€) (Isfila 67)

1868, 2 pia. brown unused with original gum, usual perf, very fine and fresh, signed (Isfila catalogue value 1.800,-€) (Isfila 59)

1871, 25 pia. brown postage due block of eight, mint never hinged, very fine (Isfila catalogue value for mh 430,-€) (Isfila 78)

1896, cover franked with 1 pia. blue with ms. on top right ‘from letterbox’, stamp cancelled with negative ‘T’ in black, blue ‘T’ in circle and PERA & GALATA c.d.s. alongside, with 1 Pia the letter was underfranked, on reverse 2 x 1 pia. black postage due cancelled with BROUSSE c.d.s., very nice and unusual cover on exhibition page

1901, Stampless cover from Saloniki Greece to Skopje Mazedonia with circle "T" for Taxe, at arrival pair postage due 20 pa. black on red affixed and tied by "USKUB (GARE) 25/2/901" c.d.s., these stamps are scarce on cover, tiny border toned, otherwise fine and attractive! (Isfila 175)