Petite Treasures – May 2026

1913, New Post Office four postal stationery answering and letter cards, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 220€) (Isfila AN112, AN115-117)

1886, 20 para black on rose postal stationery card answering part used uprated with 1 pia. blue, cancelled with clear "CONSTANTINOPLE-GALATA DEPART 2/JUILLET/1886" ds., violet Hotel de Byzance ds. alongside, addressed to ‘Victoria Club Pietermaritzburg Natal L'Afrique du Sud’, red crayon “20cts”, transit mark NEW YORK PAID ALL JUL/18/86 and MISSENT TO NEW YORK JUL/21/86 on front. Postcards were not permitted to be sent to South Africa, hence the red London instruction twoliner "POST CARDS TO THIS ADRESS CANNOT BE FORWARDED" in red was stamped on the front, arrival mark "CONSTANTINOPLE-GALATA ARRIVEE 5/AOUT/1886" on reverse,vertical fold, otherwise fine. A very scarce route and destination!

1891, 20 pa.+20 pa. pale rose with pale flesh background postal stationery answering card complete used with violet POSTES OTTOMANES DEPART SMYRNE 30/MAI/91 cds. alongside arrival mark NEUMÜNSTER 4.6.91 cds. Reponse part precancelled Smyrne. Inside message: ‘Beautiful city and good beer’. Very fine and scarce (isfila cat. value 135€). (Isfila AN22)

1892, Coat of Arms postal stationery card 20 pa. claret with imprint on reverse ‘Zur Erinnerung an die 1.Meerturnfahrt deutscher Turner nach dem Orient / Gruss aus “Troja” 27.9.1892’. Railway cancellation ‘Dersaadet-Mustafa Pacha’ and arrival mark Leipzig. Fine used and very scarce Sports and Levant card (Isfila AN29imprint)

1892, Coat of Arms postal stationery card 20 pa. claret with ‘Maria & Jesus’ pinting imprint on reverse ‘Paolo Veronese - Anbetung der Koenige / Kunstverlag Paul Bayer Dresden’. Fine unused and very scarce Religion and Arts card. (Isfila AN29imprint)

1868, Duloz 5 pia. blue top right corner margin block of six with blue numeral imprint ‘3229’, variety ‘imperf at right margin’, tiny margin crease, otherwise very fine and scarce (Isfila 50 DE16)

1922, Parliament postal stationery letter card 3 krs. red without handstamp, watermarked, unused, fine (Isfila AN155)

1922, Parliament postal stationery letter card 3 krs. red with red handstamp 1 krs., watermarked, unused, fine (Isfila AN155B)

1922, Parliament postal stationery letter card 3 krs. red with black handstamp 1 krs., watermarked, unused, fine (Isfila AN155A)

1905, Three postal stationery envelopes, 20 pa. and 1 pia., unused, fine (isfila cat. value 200€) (Isfila AN75, AN77-78)

1908, 20 pa. postal stationery envelope, clear cancelled CONS PLE GALATA 21.OCT.1908, used unclosed with ‘imprimes’ rate to Hamburg, tiny crease, otherwise fine and very scarce (isfila cat. value 270€++) (Isfila AN90)

1908/13, Four postal stationery envelopes, 20 pa. and 1 pia., unused, fine (isfila cat. value 210€) (Isfila AN90-91, 109-10)

1909, 1 pia. light blue postal stationery envelope, clear cancelled GALATA 20.3.1910 (1328), used local with arrival mark PERA 25.12.1328, tiny border toned, otherwise fine and very scarce (isfila cat. value 820€++) (Isfila AN99)

1916, Five Star & 1331 red overprint on three postal stationery envelopes, 20 pa. and 1 pia., fine trio, (Isfila cat. value 220€) (Isfila AN137, 138, 141)

1916, Five Star & 1331 red and black overprint on three postal stationery envelopes, 20 pa. and 1 pia., issues 1901, 1905, 1913, fine trio (Isfila AN137, 143, 150)

1905, 10 pa.+10 pa. green postal stationery answering card complete used with barred all arabic GALATA 1 and CONS PLE GALATA 16 JUIL 1907 cds. alongside to Germany. Very fine and scarce (isfila cat. value 220€). (Isfila AN82)

1916, Five Star & 1331 red overprint on postal stationery envelope 1 pia. blue on grey, fine, (Isfila cat. value 440€) (Isfila AN145)

1916, Five Star & 1331 red overprint on postal stationery envelope 1 pia. blue on white, inside colour white, fine and scarce, (Isfila cat. value 830€) (Isfila AN146)

1916, Five Star & 1331 red overprint on postal stationery envelope 1 pia. blue on white, inside colour lilac, fine, (Isfila cat. value 166€) (Isfila AN148)

1909, 10 pa.+10 pa. green postal stationery answering card complete, used uprated with 10 pa. green at left tied by GALATA 22.1.12 to Gera Germany, violet sender cachet ‘A. Yaremdji’ on top, fine and unseparated very scarce (isfila cat. value 2.120€++) (Isfila AN101)

1909, 10 pa.+10 pa. green postal stationery answering card complete, unused with control mark ‘704’ at bottom left, fine and very scarce (isfila cat. value 1.360€++) (Isfila AN101)

1909, 10 pa. green postal stationery answering part ‘reponse’, local used with KOUMKAPOU 20.4.1912 (isf.no.5, R) to Büyükdere ‘Brasseri Nectar Diamandi’ with city transit mark ‘Istanbul’, full message on reverse and in PROFI archive no other such usage recorded. Very Fine and extremeley scarce (isfila cat. unpriced). (Isfila AN101rep.)

1914, 20 pa. and 1 pia. SPECIMEN overprinted set of 12 different postal stationery envelopes, answering cards, wrapper, letter cards with reponse, all unused, very fine and scarce offer (Isfila AN118-119 a.o.)

1922, Parliament 3 pia. carmine envelope fieldpost cancelled ‘SAHRA POSTASI 34 - 26.5.22’ in blue, violet censor ‘3’ in circle, on reverse transit 'ANGORA 1 - 1.6.22' cds., on fronr arrival mark ‘KASTAMONU 2’. Additional franking felt off and postage due 1 pia. olive-green affixed and ms. ‘Battal’ (obliter.) by pencil. Tiny spots and border crease, otherwise fine and a very scarce usage.

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1882, Duloz 20 pa. grey on formular stationery card, tied by all arabic boxed DERSAADET and CONSTANTINOPLE-GALATA DEPART 9/NOV/1882 to Izmir with arrival mark on reverse. A very scarce destination for this card which was mostly used local in the city, fine. (Isfila F3A)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, without surcharge, used uprated with 1 krs. performing 3 krs. rate tied by KONIA cds. and transit ADANA 22.2.22 cds. to Istanbul with arrival mark, few spots, otherwise fine and very scarce (Isfila cat. val. 455€) (Isfila AN154)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, without surcharge, unused, fine. (Isfila AN154)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, with black handstamped surcharge, used uprated with crescent issue 1 krs. and pair 60 pa. on 10 pa. green, performing 6 krs. rate to Germany, tied by blue 'BOZKIR - 22.4.25' cds. and transit 'ISTANBUL MEVRUDE 27.4.25' cds. alongside to Berlin, tiny border crease, otherwise fine. Attractive and very rare use of this card abroad. (Isfila AN154A)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, with red handstamped surcharge, used uprated with parliament issue two 20 pa. orange performing 3 krs. rate tied by 'ANKARA MERSULE 1 - 25.11.23' cds. and transit 'BALIKESIR KARASI 28.11.23' cds. alongside to Istanbul with arrival mark, few spots, otherwise fine and very scarce (Isfila cat. val. 235€) (Isfila AN154B)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, partly double surcharge in red, unused, very fine and attractive variety (Isfila AN154Bvar.)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, partly double surcharge in black-violet, unused, very fine and attractive variety (Isfila cat. value for normal card 245€) (Isfila AN154Cvar.)

1922, Grand National Assembly postal stationery card 2 krs. brown, inverted surcharge in black-violet, unused, very fine and attractive variety (Isfila cat. value for normal card 245€) (Isfila AN154Cvar.)

1944, Atatürk postal stationery card 3 krs. orange on greenish, ‘Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’ 79mm, unused, very fine and scarce (isfila cat. value 220€) (Isfila AN163)

1938, Atatürk postal stationery card 5 krs. deep red on greenish-blue, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 380€) (Isfila AN160)

1923/42, Crescent and star issue bisect used 5 pia. on cover from Istanbul to Izmir with small type war of independence' censor “8” in violet and 5 krs. postal stationery card from Havza to Romania Embassy in Ankara (bottom right corner fault and flaw), showing three red crescent stamps each used bisect to perform additional 4 krs., tiny faults but interesting for bisect collectors

1943, Two postal stationery cards 3 krs. and 5 krs. each used uprated to air mail high postal rate 93/94 krs., different censors Egypt and ms. “Transpacific Air Mail” to San Francisco. Each card is uprated with ½ krs. stamps, these are very scarce on card and Asia route mail during WWII is also unusual, a fine and attractive pair.