386th Auction

1863, first print 5 piaster rose left margin with characteristic color missing and extraordinary margins on all sides with dividing lines, clear cancelled blue "FILIBE" in dots (Brandt-Ceylan Type IIA-4, Plovdiv / Bulgaria), little closed at bottom left corner, otherwise very fine. First printings of Tughra issue with city cancellations are great rarities of this issue and less than five from all cities are recorded

1863, Turkey Tughra issue 2 pia. blue on folded envelope tied by "BOSNA" in dots (Coles-Walker No.3), to Brod with very scarce blue negative postmaster mark ‘BROD with leaf ornament’ (Coles-Walker No.10), usual file fold and tiny spot, very scarce and a fine first-issue franking from Bosnia

"Balcik", all arabic double circle on entire letter to Constantinople, franked with 1868, Duloz 20 pa. green and pair 1 pia. yellow, cancelled upon arrival with 'Deraliye' handstamp. Very fine.

„AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE KIZANLIK 1270“, clear negative seal postmark on entire letter1860 to Constantinople . Very fine and scarce. Certificate Nakri (2009) and Opinion Todd AIEP   

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP RUSTCHUK", bi-lingual negative handstamp in red on part of Telegram . Very rare. Certificate ISFILA.

"ADM TELEG.QUE IMP SOFIA", bi-lingual negative handstamp on 1858 telegram from Constantinople with corresponding envelope, to Sofia. Very fine and rare. (ISFILA RRR)

"AN CANIB-I POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 272", all arabic negative seal in black, clear on registered letter  sheet 1859 to Constantinople. Very fine and rare. Opinion Todd AIEP (2015)

 

"POSTAHANE-I ZAGRA-I ATIK 1278", clear all arabic negative seal in blue resp. black, on 2 lettersheets 1863 to Constantinople.Very fine and rare. Each opinion Todd AIEP

"TELEGRAFHANE-I ZISTOVI 1278" all arabic negative seal, fine clear strike in blue on undated official cover to Rahova and redirected to the governor of Osmanpazari. A very fine and extremely rare; just two further entires recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

 

"VASSILICOS 16/4/907" in violet, clear on 1905, 10 pa. in pair on envelope to Constantinople. Also same cds. in black on 1908, 5 pa. in block of 4. Very rare. (Isfila RR)
   
 

1870, ACHETOURA (Chetora): Duloz 20 para brown bisect diagonally on envelope front tied by "ASTURA" (Coles-Walker 82, A&P Type 04, no.6, RRR*) all arabic type cancellation. In A&P catalogue on cover unrecorded. Unique item addressed to Beyrouth, an important rarity of Turkey and Lebanon

1875, AL-BAZOURIYAH: 1 pia. yellow on folded envelope tied by "SHAM 81" (Coles-Walker No.31), transit mark all arabic BEZOURYE 288 (Coles-W. unrecorded, A&P No.1, RRR), addressed to Beyrouth, file fold, otherwise fine, very scarce Turkey and Lebanon forerunner

1892, BESKENTA: 1 pia. blue on envelope tied by blue "BESKENTA POSTA SUBESI" all arabic type cancellation (Coles-Walker No.79, A&P Type 06, no.6, RRR). According to A&P two on cover recorded, some crease, an important Turkey and Lebanon forerunner

1894, BRUMANA: 1 pia. blue three stamps on registered envelope, two tied by "BRUMANA POSTA SUBESI" (Coles-Walker No.75, AP Type 04, no.1,RRR) all arabic type cancellation, one stamp tied by BEYROUTH c.d.s., transit “LIGNE N PAQ. FR.  No.3 2/2/94” on front and arrival mark BERLIN 21.294, tiny spot and some flaw on front and border, according to A&P less than five recorded, very clear cancellations, This cover is shown in Coles Walker catalogue 

1905, SOFER POSTA SUBESI 22 - SUCCURSALE POSTE LIBAN 22 (Coles-Walker no.119, RR) on postcard with 20 pa. deep rose to Albi France with arrival mark, clear cancellation, fine and attractive.

1906, DERA 20/6/06 bilingual c.d.s. on postcard to France bearing 1905 issue 20 para on front, clear cancelled, on reverse Malain 1/7/06 arrival mark. Fine and scarce (Coles & Walker no.50)

1890, "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I ALI EL GHARBI 300" (1886), (Bayindir no.1 RRR, isfila unrecorded) red arrival mark on reverse of cover bearing Baghdad local bisect stamp 1 pia. on 2 pia. on front, tied by "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD" all arabic cancellation. Cover with some edge tears, still fine strikes of these unusual cancels and an important rarity of Turkey and Iraq postal history

1915, “GAZA 3.1.15” c.d.s. on cover bearing 1 pia. 10 pa. rate with Damas transit mark to Germany, ms. "seen and objected by censor" with signature and large oval all Arabic "GAZA ASKERI HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" ('Military Hospital Gaza chief doctor'; if the sender was an officer in the hospital, the chief medical officer had to censor) and signature mark, transit mark Damas and red censor label Istanbul. A Palestine and Turkey WWI rarity

"HAYFA POSTA SUBESI 1287" violet all arabic postmark (Coles-W.No.52; 20 Pt.) on postcard Haifa bearing Turkey 20 pa. dull violet with transit mark "ALEXANDRIE 1/8/97" to Germany with arrival mark "WEISSER HIRSCH 25/8/97", fine and very scarce

"JAFFA-JEROUSALEM" railway ds. on postcard bearing 5 Para ochre, flaw on top right, to Constantinople, very scarce 5 Para imprimes maritime rate, two tiny corner crease, otherwise fine and very attractive

 "KUDS 2" all Arabic c.d.s. (Bale 886, JERUSALEM 2) on postcard with censor mark to Adana Turkey, fine and very scarce

NABLUS (Coles-Walker no. 71), very clear all arabic oval one frame cancellation on reverse of envelope bearing 1 piaster greyish blue, addressed to Jerusalem, tiny spots, otherwise fine, mounted on exhibition page, scarce

“NAZARETH FEV/22/900” c.d.s. and all arabic "TELGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I NASRE" (Coles-Walker no.75 & 78, 25 Pts.) on 20 para postal stationery card to France with arrival mark Avignon 5.Mars.01 on reverse, fine and scarce Holy Land & Palestine forerunner!

1916, Death certificate officially registered from Naplous sent with stamples wrapper to a military address "Firka 19 Alay 35" (Regiment 35, unit 19) tied by cds. "NAPLOUS" and fieldpost cancellation "SAHRA POSTASI 35" alongside, all Arabic "NAPLUS VATAN HASTAHANESI SER TABIBI" (Nablous Homeland Hospital chief doctor) under wrapper and signature, a Palestine WWI rarity

BULGARIA: 1863/1914 (ca.), written up collection with almost 60 covers/letters and cards and about 100 pieces and single stamps. Strengh in Duloz with partly very rare cancellations and nice frankings, 6 entires with mixed frankings with Constantinople local stamps, 2 postal stationery envelopes, etc., etc. Many items with certificates/opinions. A remarkable collection.