386th Auction

1870, Napoleon 80 c. carmine pair and 40 c. vermilion on folded envelope performing 2 fr. rate, tied by GC 2240, alongside Marseille 8/10/70 c.d.s. via port Alexandrette Syrie 20/10/70 c.d.s. on reverse, to Alep 21/10/70 c.d.s., pre UPU postal fee for Turkey 6½ piaster, so additional pair postage 10 pa. brown, postage due 1 pia. brown and 5 pia. olive brown was affixed and cancelled by all arabic ottoman HALEB 81 box type cancellation, tiny border crease, spots and ms. otherwise fine. An outstanding and marvelous cover. Cert. du Vachat 2010

1922, French Levant two 3 pia. 30 pa. blue tied by RHODES TURQUIE D´ASIE 27/11/22 c.d.s. to cover, transit mark POSTES FRANCAISES CONSTANTINOPLE 13/12/22 on reverse and departed through the Ottoman P.O. 14/12/22 with machine cancel. Upon its arrival at the destination Ankara the french postage was not accepted by new Angora Government and a mix of Ottoman 3 pia. blue, Republik postage two 10 pa. brown, 3 pia. rose and postage due seven 20 pa. olive-green was applied and cancelled blue ANGORA 2-21/12/22 c.d.s. A very important Levant & Turkey mix and a marvelous cover (Isfila 1079, 1091, 1101, Yvert Lev 32)

Provenienz: Max Mayo (Anatolia 1990, page 304)

1855/1920 (ca.), Alexandrette to Tunis, used collection with some covers, arranged by offices with duplicates, some better items with the very rare cds. “SULINA TURQ. 9 OCT. 55" on lettersheet (defective and repaired) to Constantinople with Napoleon 40 centimes and 10 centimes tied by PC 4015 (signed Baudot), also a fine range of cancellations on various issues up to the 5 francs Empire including Bordeaux 20 centimes blue Type I Mi.-Nr. 41I pair (clear at bottom, upper right corner crease) with GC “5082” BEYROUTH, etc., a most useful lot in mixed condition

1894/1930 (ca.), Alaouites to Syria, unused and used collection with a few covers, including some forerunners from Smyrna, some numbered gutter pairs and better values throughout. Except for the occasional faults, overall in good condition, neatly housed in one album 

1848, Entire letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam, on reverse showing oval ”Swan & Rampacher / Constantinople / Ship Brokers” sender’s cachet in blue and ”CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 27/MARS/1848" c.d.s. on front, PURUFIE AU LAZARET MALTE and cholera slits, red ETRANGER 10/AVRIL/48 c.d.s. and on arrival AMSTERDAM 12+, fine and scarce

1856, entire folded letter with commercial content written in SHEMLAN cancelled “BEYROUT 10 NOV SYRIE”, red PAQUEBOT DE LA MEDITERRANEE and taxe “10” alongside, on reverse Marseille transit and Lyon 27/11/56 arrival mark, usual file fold, fine