283325 | Europe ➝ Turkey ➝ Turkey - lost Ottoman territories
7 Items
Opening: 100 €
SYRIA: 1471, entire merchand's letter from Aleppo to Venice
Opening: 800 €
"HALEB/81", arabic triple-boxed marking in blue on postage due 1869, 20 pa. and 1 pia. on reverse of lettersheet from Manchester to Aleppo, franked with GB 1865/67, 6 d. lilac; a fine and unusual combination cover
2 Items
Opening: 80 €
"ALEP 30-6-14" on postcard 20 pa. with adjacent clear sender's cachet "GESELLSCHAFT für den BAU von EISENBAHNEN in der TÜRKEI / BAU DER BAGDADBAHN III. BAUABTEILUNG ALEPPO (Syrien)" to Germany
Opening: 1.500 €
HIMARA: "KHIMARA 13 5-12", somewhat faint but clear strike of violet bilingual cds. on postal stationery card 20 pa. to Yanya with taxed on front and reverse; central fold. This is the only example of any Himara cancel known on a complete postal document
3 Items
Opening: 800 €
ISKODRA: Blue Arab double ring cancel used on 1868, 20 pa. green and 1 pia. yellow on lettersheet (side flaps missing) to Venice with combination franking Austrian Levante 1867, 5 sld. and 2 copies 10 sld., tied by blue "ANTIVARI 7/1"; name in the address cut out; a scarce combination
2 Items
Opening: 800 €
"ISKODRA", Arabic double circle, good strike on 1868, 1 pia. yellow on letter from Venice, franked with DLR 60 cmi. 1870 to Scutari; a fine and scarce combination cover
2 Items
Opening: 300 €
JI KARYESI: Clear violet seal "JI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI" used on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. used to Istanbul with adjacent transit mark of Erguiri and arrival mark, very rare
Opening: 200 €
LABOVA-i Zir: Clear violet negative seal on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. with additional franking 1 pia. used 1905 to Istanbul with adjacent transti mark of Erguiri, some minor staining, a rare cancel on entire
Opening: 300 €
PESKOPI: "Posta Subesi Peshkopi Debrey-Zir", negative seal in violet on 1904, 1pi blue on greenish stationery envelope, fine (C&W fig.66 addendum)
Opening: 200 €
SERAKENICHTE: Violet negative seal on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. sent to Istanbul with transit mark of Erguiri on front; little roughly opened on reverse with small part of back flap missing, still fine
6 Items
Opening: 400 €
1861/1910 (ca.), 9 covers and postcards with different cancellations including good strike of negative "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I ISKODRA 1265", negative seals of Selgika and Piskopi
Opening: 500 €
MOSTAR: "POSTAHANE-I MOSTAR 1278", very fine strike of greenish-blue negative seal on entire letter to Saraybosna, transported most likely by special delivery (Surucu); fine and very scarce
Opening: 200 €
SARAJEWO: "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I BOSNA 265", good strike of negative seal in blue on entire letter to Pest, showing on front transit mark "BROOD 4. OCT." and on reverse clear strike of sanitary seal cancel "NETO DI DENTRO EDIQUORA / CONT. AMT BROOD", fine
Opening: 300 €
1849/68 (ca.), prephilatelic cover with negative seal to Istanbul, entire letter with 3 copies 1868, 20 pa. green with Arabic double circle and part-letter with same cancellation on 3 copies postage due 1868, 20 pa.
Opening: 300 €
TRAFNIK: "Trafnik", Arabic triple oval, good strike on postage due 1869, 20 pa. brown on reverse of entire letter, fine
Opening: 1.500 €
TUZLA: "Tuzla", Arabic boxed marking in blue on 1868/70, 1 pia. and 2 pia. on envelope to Saraybosna with clear additional strike alongside; the envelope somewhat refolded, otherwise fine; a rare entire
Opening: 500 €
NISH: "AN CANID-i POSTA-i NIS 257", good strike of negative seal on reverse of entire letter to Aleksence with linear cyrillic "ALEKSINAC" on front; the letter had been desinfected and resealed with red desinfection seal "KARATINZ ALEKSINACKHI"; a fine and rare cover to abroad
Opening: 200 €
"POSTAHANE-i NIS 1278", clear strike on entire letter 1862 to Monastir, very fine
Opening: 300 €
SENIZA: "SJENICA", all arabic double circle clear on 1892, 1 pia. blue on reverse of cover; somewhat roughly opened and some marginal tears; a very scarce cancellation
Opening: 200 €
ZIBEFCHA: "SDEFTCHE", bilingual double circle on lettercard 1899 to Hungary with arrival mark on front
Opening: 200 €
RAILROAD: "BUR.AMBUL. ZUBEFTCHE-SALONIKE" and "SALONIKE-ZUBEFTCHE", 2 good strikes on postcard to Salonike and commercial letter to Germany (this one small marginal tears)
Opening: 600 €
PLEVLJE: "TASLICA", Arabic boxed marking in blue on 1886, 1 pia. on reverse of opened out envelope from Hungary to a military Austrian address at Plevlje with transit mark of the Austrian field post, taxed since the addressee was a private person; faint cover crease through the stamp, still fine and attractive
Opening: 150 €
"TASLIDJA JUIL 11 96", clear bilingual cds. on postcard 1892, 20 pa. to Boznar with transit mark of Banja Luka military post; the card with corner faults, otherwise very nice
3 Items
Opening: 150 €
"TACHLIDJA", bilingual cds., good strike on postcard 1902 to Switzerland with arrival mark
Opening: 1.500 €
PRIZREN: "POSTAHANE-I PRIZREN 1286", nice clear negative seal on money order receipt from Prizren to Uskub, showing adjacent "EMANET-I SEYYAR MUNTAZIRI 1287" (travelling deposits office). Discovery copy and only known example of the Prizren negative seal