Petite Treasures – May 2026.

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!

1901/02, OVERLAND MAIL & SHIP MAIL: two Turkey postal stationery cards cancelled DIARBEKIR TURQUIE following different routes to Karnal India. First overland from 11.1.01 with turkish transit mark BAGDAD 27.1.01, British P.O. BAGDAD 20.JAN.01 and arrival mark KARNAL 28 FE 01. The second written 11 month later from 21.DEC 1901, transit marks Stamboul 26.12.01, ALEXANDRIE 30.12.01, SEA POST OFFICE 5.JAN.02 and arrival mark KARNAL 12 JA 02. Both written by an Armenian to the same address in Karnal Panjab. A very interesting corrosponding pair and scarce postal history.

1896, 1 d. rose postal stationery card cancelled MONARTO NO/21.96 S.A., transit mark HAMILTON VICTORIA NO/23.96 to HOCHKIRCH VICTORIA NO/25.96, redirected to Salonique Turkey with ottoman ms. ‘Selanik’de Adjemian Yervante Efendiye' and in latin ‘Construction du Port a Salonique', forwarding to Brousse Turquie d’Asie crossed out, tiny spots, a very attractive destination from well known Adjemian corrospondance!

1918, ‘BATUM 2’  all arabic circular ds. in black (Coles & Walker fig.B2/2) on piece bearing postage due 1 pia. blue, fine and scarce.

1918, ‘BATUM 3’  all arabic circular ds. in black (Coles & Walker fig.B2/3) on piece bearing 10 para green, fine

1918, BATUM 1 / 14.5.18 (AP Type 07, no.6) on postcard "Batoum Gymnase des filles" bearing 20 para rose and 10 para green to Constantinople with arrival mark Istanbul 28.5.18 on reverse and on front, tiny toned, light boxed Istanbul censor mark, cancellation rarity of Batumi, very attractive showpiece!

1871, GIRESUN : Folded envelope from Kerassunde to Constantinopoli shipped unstamped with ms. “4” and on reverse british post office constantinople fe/5 1871 a cds., usual file fold, fine and very scarce black sea mail.

1919, “DEIR ATTIE (NEBIK) 26.11.19” octogonal late used Turkey cancellation (Coles-Walker unrecorded) on cover bearing pair EEF 5 m. yellow-orange, “NEBIK 29.11.919” cds. alongside (Coles-Walker no.107), on reverse transit mark PORT-SAID 3/DE/19, addressed to Denmark, tiny border crease, otherwise fine and a very attractive Syria forerunner.

1853, Folded envelope from Constantinople to Malta handled by maritime agent "Corlanet Brothers Constantinople" showing oval cachet, light usual file fold, ms. "2" and red ms. "p. Persian" alongside, very scarce early Turkey ship mail, ex Arsman.

1912, Postcard written on ship from Constantinople to Batum with 10 Para Turkey and alongside blue oval "SCHEMBRI & FIGLI CONSTANTINOPLE AGENTI MARITTIMI" ship cancellation, addressed to Agram, fine and scarce.