362 / März 2016

1875, "5079" GC on Ceres 40 c. orange on folded envelope with cds. "ALEXANDRETTE SYRIE 12/JAN/75" and boxed "PD" alongside, in Aleppo Turkey 1 pia. yellow added for foreign fee and tied by boxed "HALEP 81" addressed to Beyrouth with arrival mark, shortened and opened out for display, very attractive

1876, Allegory 1 fr. olive and 25 c. yellow-brown on yellow tied by cds. "CONSTANTINOPEL GALATA 6.FEVR.83" to registered cover via Paris and Marseille to Montevideo, Uruguay with arrival mark and register mark "R R.O. DEL URUGUAY", tiny stained, otherwise fine, a rare destination

1860/95 (ca.), 19 Briefe, eine Karte und eine Vorderseite (Jaffa), dabei bessere Stempel und Frankaturen

HATAY AND ALEXANDRETTE: 1870/1939, collection in album with very scarce covers, France Levant mix with Ottoman/Turkey, Austria with two parcel cards, Russia, Egypt interpostal seal, very good part Alexandrette surcharged Syria stamps with covers and postal stationery, Atatürk surcharged issues with rare covers and Belgium Congo mix, overall a very attractive group for Turkey and Syria collectors