Petite Treasures – Mai 2026

1905, KORITZA : “GUERIDJE” bilingual cds. (Coles-Walker no.50) in violet clear on 10 pa. green, tied to postcard to Sarajevo, scarce imprimes rate, fine.

1856, Envelope cancelled ‘CONSTANTINOPEL 19.12’ and ‘FRANCO’ in black, ms. ‘Via Trieste’ and ‘prepaid’, taxe “12” and ink cross in front, red “P.”, arrival mark London 30.12.1856 in red, border spots and tiny faults, otherwise fine and attractive

1866, Ship mail: folded envelope from Aivali to Constantinople. Turkey Duloz issue 2 pia. blue tied by boxed ‘P.P. (Anchor)’ to envelope with Lombardia-Venezia 10 Sld blue tied by 'METELINE 20/10' ds. to Cospoli with arrival mark ‘LLOYD AGENZIE CONSTANTINOPOLI 23/10’ on reverse. The anchor cancellation of the Admirality Steam Ship Agency is late used and only two covers with such usage are recorded. Certificate du Vachat BPP (2005).

1868, ‘BOSNA 81’ all arabic cancellation in blue on envelope written in ladino (hebrew) bearing Turkey 1868 postage due stamp 1 piaster brown, margin strip of three, from Sarajevo to Tuzla, local used, attractive and very fine.

1910, "SENITZE 13.7.910" cds. (Coles-Walker no.39) clear on postal stationery card 20 para rose with transit USKUB cds. on reverse and arrival mark Belgrad, creases and spots, otherwise fine and scarce Turkey and Serbia forerunner.

1841, folded envelope with content, manuscript "ISLIMIYE" on front (today Sliven) to Constantinople with deep blue arrival mark "AN CANIB POSTANE-I DERALIYE 257", in PROFI archive is this the earliest mail from Sliven, very fine.

1853, Accompanying letter for a shipload of lead and durum wheat from Burgas to Malta on the ship ‘Napoleone’, fine and attractive

1771, Old engraving depicting the second conquest of the Turkish city and fortress of Giurgiu during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.

1791, Old engraving ‘The Peace of Swischtow’. The Treaty of Svishtov was a peace agreement signed on 4 August 1791 that ended the last of the Austrian-Turkish wars.

1828, Old engraving ‘Russian-Turkish War’. Russian naval attack on the city of Varna.

1843, Old steel engraving: “The Turkish letter writer and two women with a child”. Due to the high illiteracy rate, there were many writers who could write and read letters for anyone.

1846, old steel engraving from the German postal almanac ‘Turkish Letter Post’ and map postcard Bulgaria & Eastern Roumelia.

1866, 'Turkey' newspaper in Bulgarian language about uprisings in Crete and the establishment of new postal routes.

1865, Folded envelope from Aidos (Ajtos) via Burgas and Black Sea route to Constantinople, at arrival Turkey postage due 2 pia. brown affixed and tied by boxed GALATA 81, full conten, usual file fold, fine

1865, BURGAZ 283 (1867) all arabic black cancellation on piece bearing 2 pia. blue. additional piece with Filibe 81 cancellation, fine pair

1840, forwarding agents folded envelope from a missionary in Constantinople with red boxed "P.P", transatlantic mail cover send to NEW YORK, USA, on reverse ms. arrival Paris ms. 29 Juin 1840, on front transit mark Paris 30 Juin 1840. Forwarding agent is “J.B.GREENE HAVRE”, this agent paid the postage due and re-mailed it to its final destination with "BUREAU MARITIME HAVRE 1 JUIL 1840" red cds. and on reverse arrival ms. 20.Aug 1840, usual file fold, otherwise fine. An early very unusual cover from Turkey to the USA, two covers from this corrospondance are recorded.

1857, Lettersheet from Smyrne to Marseile, cancelled French cds. „Smyrne/Turquie 11.2.57“ and boxed „P.P.“ in black, framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" in red alongside, taxe “5” and arrival mark on reverse, file fold, otherwise fine and scarce ship mail

1854, Entire letter from Smirna to Syra, rated 40 lepta in red crayon, reverse with SYRA arrival cds. The cover shows carantine slits for disinfection. A fresh and fine entire.

1919/40, Alexandretta collection on old album leaves, complete sets including postage due and mournig set, enclosed some Hatay, Alaouites and Cilicie, mainly unused and fine.

1902, LATTAQUIE JUIL/24/902 cds. on envelope bearing 1 pia. violet-blue, commercial lokal imprint, to London with arrival mark on reverse 5/AU/02, fine and a scarce forerunner.

1872, LIVA TIRHALA HÜKÜMET POSTASI (GOVERNMENT POST): Letter from Pharsala dated May 11, 1872, addressed to the French consul in Larissa (Yenisehir). These two localities are in Thessaly. The letter was sent unpaid, instead of a postage-due stamp a locally produced “vignette” paper on which fine vertical and horizontal dividing lines were drawn in pencil, forming a frame within which a negative handstamp was pre-printed affixed and cancelled by two crossing pen strokes. The dividing lines prove that several such vignettes were produced on a single sheet and therefore must have been used on multiple occasions. This “vignette” may therefore be regarded as a true provisional postage-due stamp, unrecorded until today. This letter is authentic and without tampering; it represents a major item in the postal history of Turkey, Greece and of Thessaly in particular. (Certificates du Vachat BPP 2003, Isfila 2002).

1737, 'Patente per la Visita di Rodi' : the Church's mandate to send an inspector to Rhodes. 'Brother Nicolaus Joseph a Carredo of the Order of Friars Minor of the strict observance of Saint Francis, of the tridentine province preacher, alumnus of sacred theology and in this custody of Constantinople appointed apostolic guardian and servant' inside with text 'in conventu nostro Smirne' and seal Constantinop Apostol. Fine and scarce.

1871, Piskokefalo: "PESKOKEFAL" oily bluish-black hexagonal all arabic postmark, on free of charge entire folded letter written in Greek (dateline Tourtouli Sitias 22.Sept.1871, nowadays Agios Georgios) sent to Neochorion Meramvelou (nowadays Neapolis). Rated RRR by isfila, fine and very scarce. (in PROFI archive are five covers recorded).

1875, Receipt part bearing two ottoman revenues 2 ghr. rose-carmine and 3 ghr. grey-blue tied by large violet “Holy Greek Orthodox Community of Adana – 1875”, fine and attractive topic religion

1884, Lasithi: "Telgraf ve postahane-i Lasid" blue all arabic postmark, 20 pa. rose black light cancelled on entire folded letter written in Greek (dateline Lasithi, 10.dec 1884) used local with Lashid address. Inside blue oval cancel ‘Sub-office (deputy office) of the Court of first instance of Greece no.39 / Lasithi Crete’ with ms. date. Fine and very scarce.