386th Auction

FRANCE: 1870 (18 October), 1863 40 c. Napoleon lauree , tied to folded cover by Paris Star “8” in black, carried by the balloon “Lafayette” to Carcassonne, backstamped upon receipt on 23 October, redirected to Constantinople, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (4 November), adhesive oxidized, yet a rare destination for ballon monte mail, fine; signed Calves.

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)

1915, Ottoman Red Crescent charity stamps booklet mint never hinged, nine panes complete and one pane missing two stamps, some glued, great rarity of ottoman philately and one of the most rarest booklets worldwide

1944, Complete set of 7 values in mint never hinged blocks of eight, high value 1 Lira with very scarce margin imprint, very fine, largest recorded mint never hinged blocks of this issue, a red cross/red crescent rarity!

1923, Bursa exhibition special cds. on six values on headed paper

1923, Economic congress, red commemorative cachet in red on complete set on illustrated envelope and in black on complete set on paper sheet

1884, "G.O. JOLY VICTORIA & CO AIVALI" ship postmark in blue on 20 Para red on rose tied to folded envelope to Chios, fine, signed Nakri

1905, "JI KARYESI POSTA SHUBESI" (Coles-Walker unrecorded) all arabic cancellation on Ottoman 1 Pia. postal stationery envelope, to Erguiri with arrival mark, light toned at border, otherwise fine. Scarce Turkey forerunner

MAKRIKEUI blue oval barred cancellation (Isf. no.5, RRR) on postcard bearing 20 pa. violet, MAKRIKEUI 4/9/00 c.d.s. alongside, addressed to Italy with arrival mark Schio 11/9/00, tiny border toned, otherwise fine and very scarce showpiece
 

"SERAKENISHTE KARYESI POSTA SHUBESI" (Coles-Walker 38) clear all arabic cancel on Ottoman 1 Pia. postal stationery envelope, to Erguiri 1905 with arrival mark, light toned at border, otherwise fine. Scarce Turkey forerunner

Interparliamentary Union, 30th Conference 1934, Istanbul, commemorative c.d.s. tying 1 k. olive pair and 2 k. violet Ataturk issues, to Galata, reverse with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (1 Oct), small stain to pair, else fine, (Isfila catalogue value 1.350€)

1858, Turkish Admiralty Steamship Co.: Admiralty adhesive in pale claret shade, imperforate with large margins all round but with slight crease at left, a used example endorsed "4.50" (piastres) in pencil manuscript alongside the Po. Pe. (Porto Piastre) in the central vignette, on piece with senders cachet in green above. Rare, certificate RPSL

1861, POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI DELLA ZECCA IN COSPOLI/P.P. superb oval in blue on folded envelope from Constantinople to Mudania, fine and rare agency marking, (Ringström & Tester Type 17)
 

1890, "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD 99" all arabic cancellation on envelope bearing 1 piaster on 2 piaster Bagdad provisional issue with arrival mark "POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95" on front, tiny shortened at left and crease, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing very clear cancellations, scarce

1863, Turkey Tughra issue 2 pia. blue on folded envelope tied by "BOSNA" in dots (Coles-Walker No.3), to Brod with very scarce blue negative postmaster mark ‘BROD with leaf ornament’ (Coles-Walker No.10), usual file fold and tiny spot, very scarce and a fine first-issue franking from Bosnia

"Balcik", all arabic double circle on entire letter to Constantinople, franked with 1868, Duloz 20 pa. green and pair 1 pia. yellow, cancelled upon arrival with 'Deraliye' handstamp. Very fine.

„AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE KIZANLIK 1270“, clear negative seal postmark on entire letter1860 to Constantinople . Very fine and scarce. Certificate Nakri (2009) and Opinion Todd AIEP   

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP RUSTCHUK", bi-lingual negative handstamp in red on part of Telegram . Very rare. Certificate ISFILA.

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP SOFIA", bi-lingual negative handstamp on 1858 telegram from Constantinople with corresponding envelope, to Sofia. Very fine and rare. (ISFILA RRR)

"AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 272", all arabic negative seal in black, clear on registered letter  sheet 1859 to Constantinople. Very fine and rare. Opinion Todd AIEP (2015)

 

"POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 1278", clear all arabic negative seal in blue resp. black, on 2 lettersheets 1863 to Constantinople.Very fine and rare. Each opinion Todd AIEP

"TELEGRAFHANE-I ZISTOVI 1278" all arabic negative seal, fine clear strike in blue on undated official cover to Rahova and redirected to the governor of Osmanpazari. A very fine and extremely rare; just two further entires recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

 

"VASSILICOS 16/4/907" in violet, clear on 1905, 10 pa. in pair on envelope to Constantinople. Also same cds. in black on 1908, 5 pa. in block of 4. Very rare. (Isfila RR)
   
 

1870, ACHETOURA (Chetora): Duloz 20 para brown bisect diagonally on envelope front tied by "ASTURA" (Coles-Walker 82, A&P Type 04, no.6, RRR*) all arabic type cancellation. In A&P catalogue on cover unrecorded. Unique item addressed to Beyrouth, an important rarity of Turkey and Lebanon

1875, AL-BAZOURIYAH: 1 pia. yellow on folded envelope tied by "SHAM 81" (Coles-Walker No.31), transit mark all arabic BEZOURYE 288 (Coles-W. unrecorded, A&P No.1, RRR), addressed to Beyrouth, file fold, otherwise fine, very scarce Turkey and Lebanon forerunner