283000 | Europe ➝ Turkey
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25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., colour with very slight oxidation at left, still fine and very scarce
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1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, unused with large part o.g., slight oxidation marks, still fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA (2015) (Mi. 5.000,-)
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1915, 'Crescent & Six-Pointed Star 1331' on 1908, 2 pia., unused o.g., fine and scarce, certificate ISFILA (Mi. 1.900,-)
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Overprint on 1909/11, 25 pia., unused, very fine; a rare stamp, certificate ISFILA (Mi. 2.400,-)
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1920, Hejaz Railway 2 pia. on 1 pia. lake and pale blue hand, handstamped 1336, mint very light hinged, very fine and fresh, rarity of Angora issues, only 230 printed, certificate du Vachat (Isfila catalogue value 8.300,- (€ 2.500,-), Isfila no. 986)
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1920, 10 pa. slate, Religious Tribunals block of 4, showing variety vertical handstamped surcharge, mint never hinged, very fresh and excellent quality, great rarity of this issue, showpiece, Isfila catalgoue value 6.000,- (E 1.800,-) (Isfila no. 987 (4))
283100 | Europe ➝ Turkey ➝ Postage Due
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1865, unissued 10 pa. brown, unused with large part o.g.; a light diagonal crease in the upper part (invisible from front), otherwise fine and fresh; a rare stamp, certificate ISFILA
283233 | Europe ➝ Turkey ➝ Local Issues ➝ Küstendje (Constanţa)
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CONSTANTINOPLE: Liannos local post 20 pa., tied by bilingual "BAHCEKPUSU" to entire newspaper, fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA
283000 | Europe ➝ Turkey
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AKSARAY: "TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANE-I AKSARAY 1303", superb negative seal in red on 1892, 1 pia. on reverse of cover to Nigde; the stamp affected by some scratches, otherwise fine; very attractive and rare, the only example recorded in red colour to date
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GAZIANTEP: "AYINTAB POSTA SUBESI 1286", small negative seal in blue, clear strike on 1880, 1 pia. on cover to Omaha, USA with transit marks of Haleb, Istanbul and New York on front and reverse; the cover slightly roughly opened at right and partly little toned, still fine. The only known example of this seal cancel on cover
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"HAYDARPASA", all Arabic cancellation on cover with 1875, 1 pia. yellow, single stamp and bisect on a local cover, unrecorded on cover, a rarity
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VAN: "VAN AVR..96", bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to the US with transit and arrival marks; cover somewhat roughly opened at top, otherwise fine; a very rare cancellation, supposed to be one of two entires known
283325 | Europe ➝ Turkey ➝ Turkey - lost Ottoman territories
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ALBANIA: "HAIMARA (KHIMARA) 31 12-1907", bilingual cds. on envelope with 1 pia. blue to Triest with arrival mark. This is the only example of this type Haimara cancel known on al complete postal document
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BOSNIA: 1864, folded envelope with Turkey Tughra issue 20 pa. red-brown and 5 pia. brick postage due, tied by "BOSNA" in dots (Isfila no.2, RR) to Brod, usual file fold, scarce and seldom offered envelope from Passer collection, ex Passer, Otto Hornung
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BULGARIA: 1841, folded envelope with contents, manuscript "ISLIMIYE" (today Sliven) to Constantinople with deep blue arrival mark "AN CANIB POSTANE-I DERALIYE 257" (Isfila no. 3, RR), extremely scarce early mail from Sliven where 1841 no postal cancellation was in use
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Opening: 1.000 €
IRAQ: 1876, "ERBIL" boxed all Arabic cancellation (Isfila no. 1, RR, Arbil), on cover franked with 2 pia. black on brownish, addresed to Bagdad from a well known correspondance, small border flaw and few tiny spots, a scarce cancellation
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IRAQ: 1913, "KERBELA 1", blue cds. (unrecorded on cover) on parcel card to Pera with arrival mark on reverse, usual obliteration cut, a rarity
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IRAQ: 1891, "MUSUL 81", blue box type (Isfila no. 3) cancellation on official cover with rectangular "tahrirati mühimme" (important mail) and official seal "MOSUL EMLAK HÜMAYUN IDARES" (Mosul Land Registry), little rough opened on top, very scarce and unusual Ottoman forerunner
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VELJETRINE: Bilingual date stamp on 1909, 1 pia. and 2 pia. on registered envelope to Istanbul with arrival mark; slight opening faults on reverse; a scarce registered item
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LEBANON: 1912, "AIN EL SELAM" on 20 pa. postal stationery card (Isfila no.1, (RRR), C/W Fig. 80) to Denmark with arrival mark on front, scarce and clear mark on an important forerunner, expertised Nakri
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LYBIA: 1905, 20 pa. tied by cds. "EGADI PIRUSCAFO POSTALE" to commercial cover from Benghazi, somewhat reduced in size
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ISTIB: "ISTIB ", arabic boxed marking in black, clear strike on postcard 20 pa. 1888 to Paris with adjacent transit and arrival marks of Uskub and France; card with tiny tear at right, otherwise fine and very rare; only one other strike is known on entire
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LYBIA: 1911, commercial envelope from Benghazi, franked with 1909, 20 pa. tied by Italian ship post cancel "PIRUSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO MARCO AURELIO 5 GIU. 11" and somewhat faint adjacent red "BANCO DI ROMA * LINEA DI NAVIG. TRIPOLI ZYRENAICA ALESSANDRIA / PIRUSCAFO ROMA"; a rare cover
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SYRIA: 1909, Zor (also known as Deyr el Zor, clear cancellation on reverse of cover with 10 pa. in block of 4 to Istanbul with arrival mark, on cover a very scarce cancellation (Coles-Walker no. 49, Isfila no.1 RR)
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CAMARAN ISLAND: 1895/1912, 2 covers and postcard with clear cancellation "CAMARAN (ILE)" and bilingual "CAMARAN" in black and violet