365 / September 2017

ANDRINOPLE & CONSTANTINOPLE :  1859-60 Two folded envelope each tied by “Stefano Badetti Constantinople” blue forwarding agent cachets, each by red boxed “Paquebot de la Mediterranee” to Marseille, usual file folds, fine pair

AKSARAY : All Arabic octagonal postmark „Aksaray“ (Coles-Walker No.2, AP No.1, R) on stampless envelope bearing pair 1 Pia blue black and ¼ Pre violet tied by “Constantinople Turquie” c.d.s., on reverse transit mark Ruscuk Bulgaria, addressed to Lofca, shortened at right and some border faults, few toned spots, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

AKSARAY : Bilingual blue postmark „Aksaray“ (AP No.4, RRR) on 20 Pa carmine postal stationery card 1886, shown in AP catalogue, to Paris with arrival mark, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

BACHTCHE CAPUSSI: 1874, All Arabic boxed postmark „Bachtche Capussi“ (Coles-Walker No.17,18, AP No.1,2, RR) clear cancelled on local envelope bearing Shehir overprinted 1 Pia. brown for city delivery to Kadiköy, alongside tied by Bachtche Capussi oval d.s., part of flap on reverse missing, usual file fold and some crease and few spots, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

BATTAL : Folded envelope bearing three 1 Pia. violet grey each tied by clear “BATTAL” in dots to Karahisar, usual file fold and tiny border toned, fine and scarce (D.Feldman 1986)  

CIBALI : All arabic negative postmark „Cibali“ (AP No.1, RR) very clear on postcard bearing 10 Para olive-green 1905 issue used local to Scutari with violet arrival mark, tiny crease on top right and corner flaw at top left, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

DERALIYE :  1856 Folded envelope tied by “An Canib-i Postahane-i Umumiye” (AP No.14, RRR) to Sofia Bulgaria, usual file fold, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF

EYÜP : „Eyoub-Eyüpsultan“ c.d.s. (Coles-Walker No.114, AP No.3, RR) on reverse of envelope bearing 1 Pia. greyish blue, Constantinople transit in blue mark alongside addressed to Kayseri, toned perfs and toned spots at border, fine and scarce

FATIH : All arabic oval postmark „Fatih“ (Coles-Walker No.30, AP No.1, RR) on envelope bearing 1 Pia. greyish blue, Constantinople transit mark alongside and Stara Zagora Bulgaria arrival mark on reverse, tiny shortened at right, fine and scarce

FENER YOLU : All arabic violet postmark „Fener Yolu“ with stars (AP unrecorded) very clear on postcard bearing 10 Para green 1908 issue used local to Beshiktash with arrival mark, few tiny spots and corner crease at bottom left, one of three recorded, fine and very scarce

HASKÖY : All arabic negative postmark „Hasköy“ (AP No.1, RRR*) arrival mark on postal stationery formular card bearing 20 Pa. green tied by “Constantinople 16/Fevr/1884” c.d.s., tiny corner crease, very scarce, showpiece, certificate TFDF 1996

HEYBELIADA : „Halki“ in bars (Coles-Walker No.40, AP No.3, RR) very clear blue cancellation on registered cover bearing on reverse two strips of six 20 Para 1890 issue (few perfs toned spots) to England with arrival mark “Colchester NO/20/91”, flaw at top border, fine and very scarce rate of 6 Piaster for this late crescent issue, certificate TOPS

ISTANBUL : All arabic postmark „Dersaadet 2“ (AP No.17, RR) on ottoman railways imprint envelope bearing bisect 5 Pia. blue and 20 Pa. redbrown postage due perf 13 ¼, very clear cancelled. The cover was not carried by Austrian Levant P.O. so the turkish Constanta / Danube route was used with 128 hours and correct 3 Pia. rate for Turkish P.O. Addressed to Deggendorf and redirected to Vienna with transit and arrival marks, blue crayon “7” & “10” alongside, several file folds and some crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS Provenance : Corinphila 99.th Stamp Auction Torrey & Brodtbeck Collections  

Postal stationery formular card bearing 20 Pa. violet green tied by “Constantinople Turquie” c.d.s. addressed to New York, red transit London and arrival mark on front, tiny toned, very scarce usage and destination, certificate TOPS

KADIKÖY : All arabic blue postmark „Kadiköy“(Coles-Walker No.49) tied on envelope bearing a block of eight 5 Pa. green yellow 1888 issue on reverse to Elberfeld / Germany with arrival mark, tiny shortened on top, very fine showpiece for this issue, certificate TFDF 1996

MAKRIKÖY : All arabic negative postmark „Makirköy“ (Bakirköy) (AP No.2, RRR) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. black blueishgrey (oxidized) 1880 issue and vertical pair 10 Pa. black violet 1876 issue (defect at right), transit mark “Constantinople Turquie 11/Mai/80”, to Eastern Roumelia with transit Roustschouk on reverse and Gavrovo on front, flaw on reverse and some border crease, tiny toned, fine and scarce destination, very attractive, certificate TOPS

MAKRIKÖY : „Makrikeuy“ c.d.s. (AP No.3, RR, shown in catalogue) in blue on postal stationery card 20 Pa. carmine with transit mark “Constantinople-Galata 7/Juin/1890” c.d.s. to Athens Greece, very fine and scarce showpiece, certificate TFDF 1996

ORTAKÖY : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-I Ortaköy 1298“ (AP No.2, RRR, shown in catalogue) on 20 Para postal stationery card, addressed to Deraliye with arrival mark on reverse, few toned spots, very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

PERA: 1481, entire letter to Damascus

P.I.O. : Two registered envelopes from Constantinople to France and USA, bearing attractive Crescent issue frankings including 20 Para violet stationery cut out, one shortened at left and certificate TOPS, fine pair

PRINKIPO : „Prinkipo“ Liannos type, octagonal type and boxed bilingual (Coles-Walker No.81,82,83, AP No.1,2,5) clear on two postal stationery cards 20 Para 1890-99 issues used to Germany with arrival marks, tiny crease, very fine pair, one certificate TFDF 1996

PRINKIPO : „Prinkipo“ in bars (Coles-Walker No.109, AP No.3, RR) and unrecorded type with stars very clear on postal stationery card 20 Para 1894 issue used to Luxemburg with arrival mark, tiny crease on top right, very fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

PRINKIPO : All arabic negative postmark „Büyükada Posta Subesi“ (AP No.4, RRR, shown in catalogue) and No.7 with bars very clear on postal stationery envelope 1 Pia. 1901 issue to Bilecik with arrival mark, shortened at left and light crease on top right, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

RUMELI KAVAGI : All arabic negative postmark „Rumeli Kavagi Telgraf Merkezi 1305“ in blue (AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) on 20 Para postal stationery card, transit mark “Galata” c.d.s. addressed to Saloniki, tiny toned spots and little bleached, very scarce, showpiece, certificate TFDF 1996            

YAKACIK : All arabic negative postmark „Yakacik Posta Subesi 1325“ (Coles-Walker Type S4, AP No.1, RRR) very clear on envelope bearing 20 Para carmine 1908 issue used local with transit marks Kartal and Yeni Djami, border crease all around and massive toned at stamp , fine and very scarce