386th Auction

1921, Foreign affairs fiscal stamp 5 pia. bright-green with handstamped overprint 1337, mint never hinged, light horizontal crease at bottom, barely perceptible, otherwise fine, perfect centered, in this quality extremely scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017) (Isfila catalogue value for mint hinged 7.600,-€++) (Isfila 1002)

1921, Museum 1 Pia. ultramarine typo overprinted 1337 block of four, all mint never hinged with usual gum, tiny gum spot, otherwise fine and very scarce (Isf. catalogue value 9.090,-€) (Isfila 1033)

1921, Museum 5 pia. deep green typo overprinted 1337 block of four, top stamps showing large typo variety, all mint never hinged with usual gum, very fine and scarce, signed Melon (Isf. catalogue value 9.090,-€++) (Isfila 1034)

Provenance: M. Plantinga (Gärtner 2014)

1921, Museum 1 pia. ultramarine handstamped 1337, unused with large part original gum, light vertical crease, otherwise fine and very scarce. Important rarity of Angora issues. Cert. Isfila (2017) (Isfila catalogue value 9.000,-) (Isfila 1003)

Provenance: M. Plantinga (Gärtner 2013)

1921, Museum 5 Pia. deep green 1337 handstamped, used with part cancellation of Ankara, two perfs tiny spots, otherwise fine, signed Brun, Cert. du Vachat (Isfila catalogue value 9.000,- Euro) (Isfila 1004)

1921, Museum 5 pia. dull violet 1337 handstamped, unused no gum, crease and torn into design at left, otherwise fine. Important rarity of Turkey in Asia issues. Cert. RPS (2012) (Isfila catalogue value 12.120,-€) (Isfila 1005)

1921, Hejaz railway 1 pia. green carmine handstamped 1337, unused, very fine and fresh, signed. (Isfila catalogue value 1.650,-€) (Isfila 1007) 

1921, Hejaz Railway Revenue 1 pia. red green with handstamp overprint 1337, part ANKARA cancelled, usual perforation, fine and rare, Cert. du Vachat BPP (1998) (Isfila 1007)

1921, Hejaz 20 pa. on 1 pia. typo overprinted 1337, four single stamps on envelope performing 2 pia. sea rate from Samsun to Istanbul, each clear tied by SAMSOUN 17/12/22 c.d.s., vertical fold not affecting the stamps, otherwise fine. An extremely scarce usage on cover (Isfila 1036)

Provenance: Plantinga, Lyman (Cherrystone Jan/2014)

1921, Hejaz 5 pia. on 1 pia. handstamped 1337, light cancelled at bottom, fine and scarce. Signed Agaogullari Isfila (Isfila catalogue value 3.600,-€) (Isfila 1010)

1921, Hejaz 2 pia. on 2 pia. handstamped 1337, unused, fine and scarce. Signed (Isfila catalogue value 1.800,-€) (Isfila 1009)

1920, Hejaz railway 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake and pale blue handstamped 1336, unused, very fine and fresh, rarity of Angora issues only 230 printed, signed Haski, certificate du Vachat 2010. (Isfila catalogue value 3.300,-€) (Isfila 986)

Provenance: Plantinga, Lyman (Cherrystone Jan/2014)

1921, Ministery of Finance three 1 pia. yellow and 5 pia. red bisect diagonally tied on cover KUTAHIA 1-25/6/21, ms. 'Via Antalya to Istanköy', on reverse transit mark Antalia 4/7/21, fine. Only recorded cover during Angora Government period to Greek Island Kos (Isfila 1048, 1050)

1921, First Adana Commemorative Issue, overprinted in black, unused,  mint never hinged, the 5pa postage due with variety “overprint doubled”, a scarce set never hinged, fresh and fine. (Isf 1051-1063)

1921, First Adana Commemorative Issue, overprinted in black, unused,  mint never hinged, some perforation flaws, light toning, or small imperfections, but a challenging set, chiefly fine. (Isf 1051-1063)

1922, Grand Assembly, Genova Printing, 10 pa. to 500 pia., complete set of 12 in pairs and strip of three, overprinted Specimen (bi-lingual) in black, unused no gum, tiny faults, otherwise fine

1922, Genoese printing 10 pa. lilac-brown, variety on thick paper, block of four, mint never hinged, two tiny spots otherwise very fine, extremely scarce (Burak no.890y) (Isfila 1079 var.)

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)

1924, Dumlupinar, commemorative c.d.s. ties 3 k. rose Grand National Assembly to unaddressed postal card, a scarce cancellation, unrecorded postally used, fine.

1923, Star & Crescent 500 pia. green, top margin imprint ".. .9", mint never hinged, very fine, in this quality a rarity

1924, Star & Crescent Issue, Second Printing on thick paper, an mint never hinged set of eleven in blocks of four, the 2 k green with one block each of the “Small 2" and “Large 2” varieties, the latter in a block of six, the 15 k brown with upper sheet margin, overall fresh and of good colour, a rare set, fine. (Isf 1137-1147)

1926, Zirat Bankasi Ankara cachet on picture postcard, franked with 5k, 15k-200k London Pictorial Printing issues, each tied by cachet strike in violet, fine.

1927, First Smyrna Exhibition, overprinted in black or silver, mint never hinged set of eleven in blocks of four, fresh and of good colour, fine. (Isf 1177-1187)

1931-32, First Atatürk issue 12½ krs. and 100 krs. deep blue, colour trial proof in tete-beche print with wide margins in the colour of 12½ krs. imperf, unused no gum as issued, very fine, extremely scarce and attractiv (Isfila 1276,1281 proofs)

1934, IZMIR FAIR overprinted complete set of eight in blocks, 50 krs. on 100 krs. strip of eight, all mint never hinged, very fine, largest recorded blocks of this issue and important Republic rarity

1938, Ataturk Mourning Issue, 8 k light blue, unmounted mint block of four, bright colour, a very fine multiple of this scarce shade. (Isf 1391)

1935, 12th International Congress of the League for Women's Rights, 100 k + 100 k Carrie Chapman portrait, eight different imperforate colour proof blocks of four on ungummed paper, each with very large left margins, fresh and very fine

1926, Karadeniz Travelling Exhibition, exposition vignette affixed alongside 10k deep blue, the latter cancelled by commemorative “Republique Turque / Agence Postale / Exposition Flottante” Karadeniz ship cancel, postmarked Danzig (2 Aug), reverse with second vignette and pair of 2 1/2k slate Pictorials, some small edge faults, but a scarce cancellation from this famed “floating exhibition," offered with an additional unused vignette, fine. 

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)