365 / September 2017

TAVLASUN : All Arabic negative postmark „Tavulsun Posta Subesi 1300” (Coles-Walker No.146, AP No.1, RR) clear cancelled on reverse of envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue, tiny corner flaws, few toned spots, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

TIMURTAS : All arabic negative postmark „Timurtas Posta Subesi 1297“ (AP No.2, R) in blue clear on funeral circular mail bearing pair 10 Pa. black green 1880 issue to Paris, tiny vertical crease, fine and scarce rate to foreign county, certificate TFDF 1996

TIRE : All arabic negative postmark „Postahane-I TIRE 1285“ (Coles-Walker Type S2, AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) clear on envelope bearing pair 20 Pa. violet 1892 issue on reverse to Dersaadet, transit mark Smyrna and arrival mark Galata Constantinople, some border flaw repaired, tiny crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

TOKAT :  1843 Folded envelope tied by “An Canib-i Posta-i Tokad 258”  (AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) addressed to Deraliye, weight 11 dirhem, rate 21 Pia. 10 Para, some border crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF

ÜNYE : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-I Ünye 1289“ (Coles-Walker No.1, AP No.2, RRR) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue 1884 issue to “Makam-i Ali´ye” Constantinople, shortened on top and flaw at flap, some border crease and light toned at left, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

VAN : All Arabic blue postmark „Van“ (Coles-Walker No.3, AP No.1, RR) clear cancelled on large part envelope with pair 5 Pia. blue 13 ¼ perf. and postage due 1868 2 Pia. brown rough perf, arrival mark Dersaadet, part of envelope at right and left missing, some crease and few spots, fine and scarce, certificate TOPS  

VAN : Bilingual postmark „Van“ (Coles-Walker No.4, 7) very clear with additional c.d.s. and boxed “A.R.” alongside on registered return receipt envelope bearing 1 Pia. blue and 2 Pia. orange 1901 issue to Dersaadet with arrival mark and red wax seal on reverse, few large ink spots cleaned, vertical fold at left and right shortened on top, crease at border, fine and scarce 

YALOVA : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-I Yalova Dag Hamami 1316“ (AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) on 20 Para postal stationery card, stars type c.d.s. alongside, addressed to Deraliye with arrival mark on reverse, very scarce showpiece in excellent quality, certificate TFDF 1996

YENISEHIR : All arabic negative postmark „Telgraf ve Postahane-I Yenisehir 1290“ (Coles-Walker No.13 & 14, AP No.1 & 2, RRR, shown in catalogue) clear on registered envelope bearing pair 2 Pia. ochre brown 1884 issue on reverse to Deraliye, box type cancellation on front, tiny shortened on top, tiny crease, red wax seals, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS

YENISEHIR : All Arabic boxed postmark „Yenisehir“ (Coles-Walker No.14, AP No.1, R) clear on envelope bearing 1 Pia. yellow and 20 Pa. green 1870 issue to Constantinople with local stamp for city delivery 1 Pia. yellow and arrival mark Stamboul on reverse, tiny crease at border, fine, certificate TOPS

YOZGAD : All arabic negative postmark „Yozgad“ (AP No.3,6, RRR*, shown in catalogue) on registered envelope bearing 1 Pia. grey and 2 Pia. ochre 1892 issue and stars type c.d.s. alongside, addressed to Deraliye, tiny shortened on top and two corners cut, vertical crease, two ms. red crayon “R” in circle, very scarce showpiece, certificate TOPS

ADANA : Railway ambulant all arabic postmark „Adana Posta Seyyar Memuru“ (AP No.503, RRR, shown in catalogue) on two postal stationery wrapper 10 Para green put together with four 5 Para violet to build an envelope and used as 40 Para normal rate cover to Beyrouth, arrival mark on reverse, few toned spots, fine and curious usage, certificate TFDF 1996

BURSA : Ambulant all arabic postmark „Numero 23“ in blue on postal stationery card 20 Para violet to Paris with transit mark Constantinople, tiny thin at center, few pin holes and some crease, fine and very clear cancellation, certificate TFDF 1996

DENIZLI-IZMIR : Railway postmark „BUR. AMB. DENIZLI-SMYRNE“ (AP No.501, RR) on greeting card envelope bearing three 2 Para olive 1911 issue to Belize Honduras, 1 para overpaid, fine and only recorded destination to Honduras, certificate TFDF 1996

GEBZE “GEGBUZE ISTASYONU”: Railway station postmark „Guebzeh“ one-liner (AP No.1, RRR, shown in catalogue) on postal stationery card asking part 20 Para carmine to Plovdiv (Filibe) Bulgaria with arrival mark on reverse, tiny vertical crease, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996         

GEBZE “GEGBUZE ISTASYONU”: Railway station bilingual postmark „Guebze“ (AP No.2, RR) on large part of postal stationery envelope 1 Pia. blue to Dersaadet with arrival mark on reverse, massive shortened at bottom, still fine and scarce

HAYDARPASA : Railway station postmark „C.F.O.A. Haidar-Pacha 7/Nov/1891“ (AP No.7, RRR) in violet on postal stationery card 20 Para 1890 issue from Constantinople to Freiburg / Baden with arrival mark, tiny corner crease, fine and scarce, certificate Europhila 2008

IZMIR : Railway postmark number „1“ (AP No.501, RRR) on envelope bearing two 20 Para green 1875 issue to Kasaba, minor border faults, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF

IZMIR : Railway postmark number „2“ in oval (AP unrecorded) on envelope bearing two 20 Para violet 1892 issue to Kusadasi, shortened at right, tiny border faults, fine and only recorded on cover, certificate TFDF 1996

IZMIR : Railway postmark number „6“ (AP No.517, RRR) in blue on envelope bearing 1 Pia. yellow 1875 issue to Izmir, tiny border flaw on top, file fold, fine and very scarce, certificate TOPS “one of three recorded”

IZMIR : Railway postmark number „13“ in oval (AP No.528, RRR) on 20 Para postal stationery card 1908 issue with transit mark Magnesia to Akhisar, tiny border toned, fine and extremely scarce

IZMIR : Ambulant postmark „OSMAN NUMARA 8“ on envelope bearing two 20 Para rose 1901 issue to Paris, shortened on top, tiny border faults, certificate TFDF 1996 “cover from a train near Osmanpasa” fine and scarce

KONYA : Ambulant all Arabic negative postmark „32 Seyyar Posta Memuru“ in violet on envelope from Konya bearing 1 Pia. blue 1908 issue to Galata Constantinople with arrival mark on reverse, flaw on top and at flap, fine

PENDIK : Railway station postmark „Pendik“ one-liner (AP No.2, RRR, shown in catalogue) on postal stationery formular card bearing local “Shehir” issue 20 Para green to Karaköy, local transit marks on reverse, tiny corner flaw at bottom left, light toned, fine and very scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

RAILWAY: 6 Ottoman railways related covers and cards mostly from Balkan countries

ADALIA : 1879  folded envelope tied by blue three-liner “THE ASIA MINOR / SCREW STEAMSHIP Co. / ADALIA AGENCY” a clear cancellation. Addressed to Chios, horizontal file folds, fine and scarce. Certificate TFDF 1996 "one of four recorded"

AIVALI: 1883 folded envelope from Aivali to Chios bearing 20 Pa. black and rose tied by violet boxed “Izmir Kordon Vapur Subesi 1293”, alongside blue “C.O. JOLY VICTORIA Co. AIVALI”with ship in center, tiny border crease, splitting at folds, fine and very scarce maritime usage. Certificate TOPS

AIVALI : 1886  envelope tied by blue oval “BELL´S ASIA MINOR SS. AGENCY/AIVALI ” very clear on 20 Para carmine/rose. Aivali commercial mark in blue and addressed to Chios, shortened on top and tiny ink spots, fine and very scarce showpiece. Certificate Europhila 2008         

AMIROTE 1858 folded envelope from Constantinopoli to Bursa bearing 3 Piaster rose carmine excellent impression and color, good to wide margins, with boxed “P.P./Anchor” alongside, very clear. Usual vertical file fold not affecting stamp or cancellation. An important showpiece from well known corrospondance Kirmissian, fine and very scarce. Certificate TOPS Provenance : Corinphila 99.th Stamp Auction Torrey & Brodtbeck Collections  

BRUSSA : 1860 folded envelope with blue postmark „AGENZIA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI DELLA ZECCA BRUSSA“ very clear. Addressed to Chios, usual file fold not affecting the cancellation, tiny toned spots, fine and scarce, one of three recorded, Certificate TFDF 1996

1862, maritime entire from France to Bursa struck on arrival by P.P. Ottoman Admiralty Steamship Co. cachet.

CONSTANTINOPOLI : 1847 envelope tied by all arabic bilingual negative „PP“ in oval, a clear cancellation. Addressed to island Bozca Ada, file fold and flaw repaired, fine and scarce. Certificate TFDF 1996

CONSTANTINOPOLI : 1847 folded envelope tied by „C.O. CONSTANTINOPLE P.P.“ in oval, a clear cancellation. Addressed to Bursa from well known corrospondance Kermizian, file fold and tiny toned spots, fine and scarce. Illustrated in Pulhan 1973. Certificate TFDF 1996

CONSTANTINOPOLI : 1849 envelope tied by blue „PP“ in circle with red italian three-liner “VIA DI MARE (E)” alongside, a clear cancellation. Addressed to Genova with arrival mark on reverse, horizontal file fold and top corners tiny toned, fine and scarce. Certificate TFDF 1996

CONSTANTINOPOLI : 1854 folded envelope tied by „C.O. CONSTANTINOPLE P.P.“ in oval, a clear cancellation. Addressed to Bursa, file fold and tiny border toned, pen ms., fine and scarce. Certificate TFDF 1996

1859 folded envelope from Constantinopoli to Bursa bearing label “Porto-Piastre” with ms. 4 Piaster, black “POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI COSTANTINOPOLI P.P.” clear alongside. Usual file folds, border toned, fine and very scarce. Certificate TOPS