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BRUSSA : 1862 folded envelope with blue postmark „Postahane-i Brusa 1278“(AP No.4, RRR), very clear, usual file fold, fine and very scarce

CESME : All Arabic octagonal boxed postmark „Cesme“ (Coles-Walker No.117, AP No.1, R) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. 1876 issue to Constantinople with arrival mark Dersaadet on reverse, tiny shortened on top and part of flap missing, some crease, ms. black pen, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

CIDE : All arabic negative postmark „Cide Kazasi Posta Subesi“ (AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) clear black sea cancellation on postal stationery letter card 1 Pia. greyish blue 1894 issue, transit mark Dersaadet and arrival mark Hamm / Germany on reverse, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

DIYARBAKIR : Bilingual postmark „Diarbekir“ (Coles-Walker No.48,51, AP No.7,8, RR) clear on envelope from USA bearing 5c. ultramarine black Panamerican Exhibition Buffalo and postage due mark “T 2 CENTIMES 25 N.Y.”, transit mark “New York Nov/8 1901”, to Diarbekir with 1 Pia. black red postage due on reverse, shortened at left, tiny toned and some border crease, fine and very scarce mix, certificate TFDF 1996

DÜZCE : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-i Düzce“ (AP No.1, RR, shown in catalogue) in blue on reverse of envelope with 1888 2 Pia. blue violet, addressed to Deraliye with arrival mark in blue, scarce, flaw on front, tiny toned, certificate TFDF 1996

EDIRNE : All arabic blue postmark „Edirne 300“ (Coles-Walker No.5) on envelope bearing 20 Pa. carmine 1884 issue, reduced rate to Haskovo / Bulgaria with blue railway mark of Eastern Roumelia “BUREAU AMBULANT DU TRAIN”, tiny shortened at right, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS, Sorani 1994

EDIRNE : All arabic blue postmark „Edirne Seyyar Postasi 2“ (AP No.502) on envelope bearing 1 Pia. yellow 1876 issue plus 1 Pia. yellow (large flaw) tied by city delivery cancellation “Bachtche Capussi” to Yedikule, envelope shortened at left, few toned spots and crease at border, fine and very scarce

EDIRNE : All arabic postmark „Edirne Seyyar Postasi“ (AP No.503) on envelope bearing pair 20 Pa. carmine 1884 issue, 1 Pia. rate to Dersaadet with arrival mark in blue, envelope folded with flaws on top and bottom, tiny shortened on top, fine and very scarce

EGIN : All Arabic boxed postmark „Egin“ (Coles-Walker No.8, AP No.2, RR) clear on envelope to Istanbul at arrival on reverse affixed 5 Pia. grey (toned spots) and pair postage due 20 Pa. brown 1870 issue all tied by all arabic “DERSAADET 4” (AP No.22, RR), some crease at border, fine and scarce

ERGANI MADENI : All arabic postmark „Ergani Madeni“ (Coles-Walker No.41, AP No.1 & 2, RRR) clear on reverse of registered envelope bearing two strips of three 1 Pia. blue 1901 issue, cancellation with stars (CW unrecorded) alongside, addressed to Aleppo, large flaw on top, tiny border crease, fine and very scarce, showpiece, certificate TFDF 1996

EZINE : All Arabic octagonal boxed postmark „Ezine“ (Coles-Walker No.87, AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) clear on postal stationery card 20 Para 1894 issue to Constantinople with arrival mark Dersaadet on reverse, tiny bleached and ink cleaned, small pin hole at bottom right, fine and very scarce       

GANGHIRI : All arabic postmark „Cankiri“ (Coles-Walker No.65, AP No.1, 3, RRR, shown in the catalogue) very clear with additional c.d.s. on envelope bearing 2 Pia. ochre and pair 20 Pa. violet 1892 issue to Istanbul with arrival mark on reverse, shortened on top and left, flaw at bottom and vertical crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

GEDOS : All Arabic boxed postmark „Gedos” in blue (Coles-Walker No.16, AP No.2, unrecorded on cover) clear cancelled on reverse of envelope bearing pair 2 Pia. orange blue, massive shortened on top and right, small flaws on two sides, fine and very scarce

GEMLIK : All arabic blue postmark „Gemlik 81“ (Coles-Walker No.21) very clear with additional mark alongside on envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue 1884 issue to Paris with arrival mark, flaw on top and reverse, some crease at border, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

GÖYNÜK : All arabic boxed postmark „Göynük“ (Coles-Walker No.42, AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) on envelope bearing 2 Pia. brick and 10 Pa. violet (one stamp cut out), addressed to Deraliye with arrival mark on reverse, shortened on top, very scarce

HACIN : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-i Hacin 310“ (AP No.1, RR) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. grayish blue 1892 issue addressed to Toronto Canada with arrival mark on reverse (JA/14/96), some border flaw and crease, corners defect, fine and a scarce destination   

HARPUT :  1853 Folded envelope tied by “An Canib-i Posta-i Harput 260”  (AP No.1, RR) addressed to Deraliye, tiny border crease, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

IZMIR: 1826, entire letter to Belgium with front side "Turquie." and on revers clear disinfection mark of Semlin "NETTO DIFUORA E SPORCO DIDENTRO"

IZMIR : All Arabic oval barred postmark „Izmir“ (AP No.35) clear cancelled on reverse of envelope with 1892 block of four 10 Pa. green performing 1 Pia. rate, addressed to Antakia, very fine          

KARAHISAR :  1861 Folded envelope tied by “An Canib-i Postahane-i Karahisar-i Sahib 1270”  (AP No.1, RR) Afyon Karahisar to Bursa, border toned, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF

KEMERALTI : All arabic negative postmark „Izmir Kemeralti Posta Subesi“ (Coles-Walker No.91, AP No.1, RR) clear on envelope bearing pair 20 Pa. violet 1892 issue to Kusadasi, transit mark Smyrna-Departs on ront, on reverse showing arrival mark „SCALA NUOVA / KUSADASI“ (Coles-Walker No.190, AP No.2, RRR) in violet, tiny shortened at left and left stamp defect with large corner  flaw, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

KILIS : All Arabic blue postmark „Kilis“ (AP No.1, RR) clear cancelled on registered envelope 1871 with 1868 2 Pia. brick and two single 5 Pia. blue 13 ¼ perf., stamps are affixed and cancelled at arrival in Deraliye, on reverse transit mark Alep and arrival mark Stamboul, 1 Pia. brown for city delivery tied by Bachtche Capussi oval d.s., part of reverse missing, some crease and few spots, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS Provenance : Corinphila 99.th Stamp Auction Torrey & Brodtbeck Collections  

KIRKKILISE : All Arabic negative postmark „Kirkkilise Posta Subesi“ (AP No.2, RRR) clear cancelled on envelope with 1868 20 Pa. green rough perf. and 1 Pia. yellow 13 ¼ perf., stamps are cancelled also at arrival in Deraliye, very unusual, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

KOZAN : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-i Kozan 1292“ (AP No.1, RRR) on envelope with 1892 1 Pia. blue, tiny shortened on top, few toned spots, fine

KUSADASI : Bilingual postmark „SCALA NUOVA / KUSADASI“ (Coles-Walker No.190, AP No.2, RRR, shown in catalogue) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue 1884 issue, transit mark “SMYRNE TURQUIE DEPART 19/DE/87” to Egypt with transit mark Alexandrie and arrival mark “Caire 26/DE/87” on reverse, tiny flaw on flap, some border crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996           

^KÜTAHYA :  1855 Folded envelope tied by “An Canib-i Posta-i Kütahia 258”  (AP No.1, RR) addressed to Deraliye, plus folded envelope tied by blue “Brusa´da Kirasi Verilmistir” (AP No.2, R), addressed to Deraliye (large vertical flaw), each some border crease and file folds, fine and scarce pair, each certificate TFDF

KÜTAHYA : All Arabic postmark „Kütahya 81“ (Coles-Walker No.218, AP No.3, R) clear cancelled on registered envelope with 1 Pia. yellow and 2 Pia. brownish rose, arrival mark Dersaadet on reverse, tiny shortened and small flaw on top, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS  

MALATYA : All Arabic boxed postmark „Malatya“ (Coles-Walker No.26, AP No.1, RR) clear cancelled on postal stationery envelope 60 Pa. brown, addressed to Zile, tiny shortened at three sides and opened out for display, small repaired flaw on top left corner, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996   

MARDIN : All arabic negative postmark „Mardin Posta Subesi 286“ (AP No.2, RRR) clear on envelope front only (part of flap with trasit and arrival mark on reverse) bearing 1 Pia. grayish blue 1892 issue (scratched on top) addressed to Ohio, shortened at bottom, still fine and very scarce

SAHRA POSTASI 23 : All arabic fieldpost cancellation „Sahra Postasi 23 – 26/11/16“ (AP No.21) used at Dardanelles front clear on cover bearing single 10 Pa. green 1915 issue for war orphans and block of four on reverse, redirected from black sea port with transit mark “Trebizonde 2” on reverse to Constantinople, some border crease, fine and scarce, expertised Nakri

SAHRA POSTASI 27 : All arabic negative fieldpost cancellation „Sahra Postasi 27“ (AP No.93) addressed to Constantinople with arrival mark Eyoub Sultan on reverse and a second envelope from 14th corps near Erzurum, each some border crease, fine pair

SAMSUN : All Arabic boxed postmark „Samsun“ (Coles-Walker No.12, AP No.4, RR, shown in catalogue) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. yellow 1870 issue to Constantinople with arrival mark Stamboul on reverse, tiny toned at border and crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

SEFERIHISAR : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-i Seferihisar“ (AP unrecorded on cover) violet on registered envelope with return receipt bearing three 1 Pia. blue 1909 issue to Dersaadet with arrival mark on reverse, few spots at perfs, tiny shortened on top, some crease at border, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

SINOP : All arabic boxed postmark „Sinop“ (Coles-Walker No.102, 104) very clear with additional c.d.s. alongside on registered return receipt envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue and 2 Pia. orange 1901 issue to Deraliye with arrival mark and red wax seals on reverse, few spots at perfs, tiny shortened on top, crease at border, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS 

SMYRNE : Bilingual postmark „Smyrne“ (Coles-Walker No.33, AP No.41) clear on registered envelope with 2 Pia. orange, “Smyrne 20/11/901” c.d.s. and scarce rose black registration label alongside, Dersaadet arrival mark on reverse, shortened on top and large flaw at flap, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS

SÖGÜT : All Arabic negative postmark „Sögüt Posta Subesi“ (AP No.2, RRR) clear cancelled on reverse of envelope with 1868 20 Pa. green rough perf. and 1 Pia. yellow 13 ¼ perf., stamps are affixed and cancelled at arrival in Deraliye, fine and scarce, usual file fold not affecting the stamps, certificate TFDF 1996