Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1885, Set of five mint and used stamps with overprint Type I, usual perf, 1 pia. gum spots, otherwise fine, signed Fulpius, Kosack and Buscher

1885, Set of five used stamps with overprint Type II, usual perf, otherwise fine, signed Zumstein, Kosack and Thier

1865, Folded letter from Burgas to Constantinople bearing Lomb.-Ven. pair 10 sld. blue tied by very fine single circle ‘BURGAS 4/12’ datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig.936), on reverse ‘Lloyd Agenzie/Constantinople’ arrival cds., additional five stamps Levante with same cancellation, fine. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1996)

1885, 10 pa. green on dull green perf 11½, unused and mint never hinged block of six, some gum crease, otherwise very and fresh, signed Thier and Kosack

1885, 20 pa. rose, perforated 11.5, partly double overprint Type I, affixed to unused postal stationery card to pay the foreign postcard rate, scarce and fine. Opinion Hitzler (2016)

1885, 20 pa. rose on dull rose perf 11½, inverted overprint, unused, signed Kosack and Thier

1885, 5 pa. lilac on dull lilac perf 11½, inverted overprint, clear cancelled, signed Hassel, Fulpius and Thier

1880/84, Five formular cards bearing, 5 pa., 10 pa. and 20 pa. stamps, including two complete answering cards, all unused, very fine and extremely fresh

1877, Folded envelope from Constantinople on May 10, after the start of the Russo-Turkish War, bearing three 1 pia. yellow 1875 issue on reverse, tied by boxed DERSAADET 3, alongside DERSAADET 5 (isf.no.25,RR), full content, addressed to Filibe, usual file fold, fine and scarce

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.