Petite Treasures – May 2026

1901, postal stationey card 20 pa. rose answering part used from Madras 20/july 1901 with SEA POST OFFICE A JU/23 01 cds. and transit mark PORT-SAID 18.VI.01 to Smyrne with arrival cachet BANQUE IMPERIALE OTTOMANE SMYRNE in blue. A very unusual commercial use of an answering part from India with full message on reverse. (isfila -,-).

1947, Atatürk postal stationery card 6 krs. red used uprated with additional 6 krs. to 12 krs. rate from Galata Istanbul 4.9.47 to Basra Iraq 14.9.47 with transit mark on reverse and forwarded to Ahwaz Iran. The ‘reponse’ print is crossed out in black ink to use up remaining stock of the card. Very fine and a scarce usage to Asia. (isfila unpriced). (Isfila AN168c)

1949, Atatürk postal stationery card 6 krs. red, used uprated with additional pair Inönü 3 krs. to 12 krs., cancelled BURGAZADA 3.8.49 to British Zone Berlin Germany, very fine with full message. (Isfila AN168s)

1944, Atatürk postal stationery card 4½ on 5 krs. deep blue surcharge on red/blue thin card, cancelled ANKARA cds. and red german censor ‘Geprüft’, fine and extremely scarce (isfila cat. value 1.350€) (Isfila AN173)

1944, Atatürk postal stationery card 4½ on 5 krs. black fine surcharge on red/blue, unused, very fine and extremely scarce (isfila cat. value 1.100€) (Isfila AN172)

1951, Atatürk postal stationery answering card 10+10 krs. red complete undivided, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 240€) (Isfila AN180)

1952, Atatürk postal stationery card 6 krs. red used uprated with additional 2 krs. to 8 krs. Balkans rate from Sisli Istanbul 16.6.52 to Athens with arrival mark 20.6.52 on front. Very fine and a scarce usage to Greece. (isfila unpriced). (Isfila AN180c)

1949, President Inönü, complete set of four mint postal stationery cards including two answering cards, very fine and scarce set (Isf. cat. value 550€) (Isfila AN175-178)

1953, Atatürk postal stationery card 12 krs. red, without wm., unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 165€) (Isfila AN184)

1954, Atatürk postal stationery card 12 krs. red, with wm., clear cancelled ANKARA 12.5.54, very fine and a scarce usage to Germany (isfila cat. value 270€) (Isfila AN182)

1958, Atatürk postal stationery answering cards 15+15 krs. brown and 18+18 krs. carmine, both complete undivided, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 160€) (Isfila AN190, AN192)

1961, Atatürk postal stationery card 35 krs. brown, used uprated with 10 krs. from Istanbul by air mail to Ankara, fine (isfila cat. value 270€) (Isfila AN194)

1961, Atatürk postal stationery cards complete set including 30 krs. red, 45 krs. brown and 60 krs. ultramarine, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 400€) (Isfila AN193-195)

1964, Atatürk postal stationery card 35 krs. brown (Balkans rate) used uprated with additional 25 krs. to 60 krs. to Germany, very fine and scarce (isfila cat. value 270€). (Isfila AN194)

1944, Atatürk postal stationery card 45 krs. ultramarine, cancelled ERZURUM 26.6.63 ds., fine and extremely scarce nonuprated usage to Ankara, very fine (isfila cat. value 333€) (Isfila AN195)

1964, Atatürk postal stationery cards complete set including 30 krs. red, 45 krs. brown and 60 krs. ultramarine, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 600€) (Isfila AN199-201)

1964, Atatürk postal stationery card 60 krs. ultramarine, ANTALYA machine cancel, fine and extremely scarce nonuprated usage to Ankara, very fine (isfila cat. value 440€) (Isfila AN201)

1961, Atatürk postal stationery picture card 60 krs. blue, from Ankara to Istanbul, fine (isfila cat. value 220€) (Isfila AN211)

1968, Atatürk postal stationery picture card 30 krs. green, Istanbul Dikilitas, Egypt Obelisk, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 170€) (Isfila AN216)

1968, Atatürk postal stationery picture card 30 krs. green, Dogubayazit Ishakpasa Sarayi, unused, very fine (isfila cat. value 140€) (Isfila AN213)

1911, 20 pa. rose-carmine on Sultans Voyage special imprint postcard used from ‘SALONIQUE 1’ to Pankaldi Istanbul with arrival mark, very rare and fine.

1870-2000, Postal stationery collection mint and used starting Duloz envelopes including scarce usages, postcards specialized with colours and types, unfold  answering cards, good envelopes from 1900 to 1917 including five star overprints, letter cards and Specimen overprints

1850, SKOPJE TATARPOST: "An Canib Postahane-i Üsküp" document with prefilatelic cancellation, on reverse "Deraliye" Constantinopel, scarce forerunner, file fold, otherwise fine and very clear.

1865 ca., TELGRAFHANE-I SAMSUN (Isfila no.2, RRR) blue cancellation on telegram envelope with imprint on front ‘don't pay the postman’, repaired large flaw, fine and extremely scarce on document, (similar to the item shown in Isfila catalogue), rarity of black sea ports!

1871, Folded envelope cancelled with very clear "TEKFURDAGI 81" cancellation (Isfila no.2, R, Rodosto), franking 1 pia. yellow cancelled at arrival "GALATA 81", usual file fold, fine and fresh cover and scarce Thrace postal history!

1874, Folded envelope from Constantinople on May 1874, bearing postage due 20 pa. brown and 1 pia. brown, each rough perf., tied by 2 DERSAADET 1290 (isf.no.20, RRR*, unrecorded on cover), all arabic early censor mark ‘muayene olunmusdur’ alongside, full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce.

1875/76, 20 pa. green 1875 issue and 1 pia. yellow 1876 issue in scarce mixed franking tied on folded envelope by DERSAADET 1 all arabic triangle mark, all arabic early censor mark ‘muayene olunmusdur’ (used on post to Provinces in Bulgaria) alongside, full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce.

1875, 20 para green and 1 pia. yellow tied by clear "GOLOS" (Isfila no.1, RR) triplering cancellation to Constantinopel with arrival mark on reverse, light vertical crease and shortened on two sides, otherwise fine and a rarity of classic Greece & Turkey. PROFI archive has three covers with this cancellation recorded.

BAGDAD: "BAGDAD TURQUIE FEV 19 1879" on Duloz surcharge ½ pia. on 20 pa. green in horizontal pair in combination with Ampir 1876 10 pa. black/lilac on small envelope to Tabriz, Persia; a fine cover with quite unusual combination.

1882, Duloz issue 2 pia. yellow single tied by bilingual "ADANA TURQUIE 9/MARS 1882" cds. to reverse of envelope to Egypt with arrival mark alongside, flap missing, fine and a very scarce destination.

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

1885, "LICE MAGDENI POSTA SUBESI" (Isfila no.1, RRR) all arabic negative cancellation on envelope franked with 2 Pia. yellow brown, on reverse transit mark Kerassunde and arrival mark London, some border crease and tiny toned, shown in Isfila vol.6 J-L, fine and only recorded in PROFI Archive

1891, "IZMIR PAZARI POSTA SUBESI 1303" ottoman cancellation (Isfila no.1, RRR) on 20 para postal stationery card, written by 'D. Lutfi Chef de la Poste Ottomane Smyrne' with cachet on reverse, violet manuscript ‘Pare bateau Lloyd’ on top left, adressed to Athens, fine and very scarce! In PROFI archive only two other cards recorded.

1899, 20 para violet vertical strip of four performing 2 Pia. rate for a registered cover tied by "MONT ATHOS" cds. in blue, "RUSSIAN ILYINSKY MONASTRY AT ATHOS" mark in blue alongside, transit mark Odessa and retour from Russia with transit mark of russian post office Konstantinopol, some crease and vertical fold, fine and scarce route.

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