365 / September 2017

1863, "TUGRALI" first issue 20 Paras yellow tete-beche pair with red Control Band, mint hinged with full gum, tiny gum toned, full margins on all sides, very fresh, fine and scarce

1863, "TUGRALI" first issue 1 Pia. grey tete-beche pair on thick paper with red Control Band on cut to edge piece, clear cancelled by “BATTAL” in dots (cancelled), tiny gum toned, full margins on all sides, fresh, fine and scarce

1916, 2 Pia. slate newspaper issue clear cancelled, Michel catalogue value 1.300,-

1918, Unissued set for Sinai 10 pa.-25 pia. imperforated, all with sheet margin, unmounted mint, very fine

“INEBOLI” in black, very clear on Bulletin de Recommandation bearing 10 Pa. revenue stamp, scarce

"KOUROU-TSCHESME SEP.19.96", clear bilingual cds. in black on 1 pia. grey-blue on cover via Constantinopel-Galata to St.Petersburg with arrival mark, cover rough opened at bottom with long tear, otherthise fine, rare

“HAYDARPAŞA” all arabic cancellation (A&P unrecorded) on cover bearing 1 Pia. yellow plus same stamp bisect to Deraliye, one of two recorded, very scarce

1841, "AGENCIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIA CO / Costatinopoli" in black on front of entire letter to Syra (Greece) with Greek oval maritime cachet on front, charged "10" lepta in manuscript, desinfection slits, fine

1873, "BELL'S ASIA MINOR STEAMSHIP Co. SMYRNA AGENCY" in blue on reverse of entire letter from Simi to Triest with Austrian "SMIRNE 15 3 73", charged "20" Kreuzer, fine and rare

Schiffspost, 1882, Receipt tied by violet circle "G.O. JOLY COURMOULI VICTORIA & CO / METELIN ", vertical crease and tiny flaw, apparently unique Greece forerunner and attractive showpiece!

Türkische Post in Albanien, AYA SARANDI : 1905 “SARANDOS” bilingual c.d.s. on “S/S DALMATIA” ship postcard bearing 20 Pa. rose to Constantinople, attractive, fine and scarce

Türkische Post in Albanien, KORITZA : 1904 “GUERIDJE” bilingual c.d.s. on 20 Pa. postal stationery card to Budapest with arrival mark, fine and scarce

Sarajevo: 1863, (10 February). Registered entire letter from Sarajevo to Skopje franked with 1pi and 5pi of second printing Tughra stamps (very early use since the stamps issued on 12th of January) and tied by dotted BATTAL handstamp. Certificates Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society and Nakri

Türkische Post in Bulgarien, BALCHIK : 1871 Folded stampless entire letter sent from Balchik (Coles & Walker fig.6) to Constantinople at arrival Duloz 1868 regular perforation issue 20 para green and two 1 piastres yellow affixed and tied by all Arabic double boxed clear strikes of 'Galata 81' handstamps on reverse arrival mark bilingual 'Galata' cds, usual file fold, fine and scarce

Türkische Post in Bulgarien, SHUMEN : 1840, Envelope from Shumen with fine strike of all Arabic negative 'An Canib-i Posta-i Sumnu 260' handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig.65) and boxed “Tahrirati Mühimme” (important mail) alongside. Weight 3 Dirhem / postal charge 2 Piastre and 10 Para in manuscript at top left, fine

CHIOS: 1452, entire letter to Pera

SALONIKA: 1480, entire letter to Pera

Türkische Post in Palästina / Holy Land, NAPLUS : 1871 “NABLUS” box type cancellation (Bale 708) on bisect 1 Piaster yellow on piece, unique showpiece, certificate du Vachat, ex Maury coll.

Türkische Post in Palästina / Holy Land, JERUSALEM : 1905 “JERUSALEM QUART ISRAELITE” violet c.d.s on wrapper to USA with arrival mark on reverse, some crease, very scarce violet registration label (Bale R73v)

Türkische Post in Palästina / Holy Land, JERUSALEM : 1917 “KUDS 2” all Arabic c.d.s (Bale 886) on postcard with censor mark to Adana, fine and very scarce

Türkische Post in Palästina / Holy Land, HAIFFA : 1918 “CAIFFA 1 - 12/2/18” bilingual octogonal d.s. (A&P no.14) on envelope to Berlin with transit marks Beyrouth and Stamboul on reverse, fine and scarce

Türkische Post in Palästina / Holy Land, GAZA : 1915 “GAZA” bilingual c.d.s. on envelope to Germany with several censor marks and red label, fine and scarce

Türkische Post im Irak, KERBELA : 1915 bilingual blue “KERBELA 1” cds. (A&P unrecorded) on money transfer document to Constantinople, some paper remain on reverse, fine and unique

Türkische Post in Libyen, TRIPOLI : 1903 “TRABLUS GARB TELGRAF VE POSTANE-I MAMURU” all Arabic violet cancellation on postal document “Bulletin de Depot” (A&P unrecorded), fine and very scarce, ex Siala Collection

Türkische Post in Montenegro, PLJEVLJA : 1900 “TASHLIDJA” all Arabic boxed type (A&P no.2, R) on 20 Pa. postal stationery card to Aachen with arrival mark, fine and scarce, certificate TFDF 1996

Türkische Post in Saudi Arabien, MEDINA : 1902 bilingual “MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE” cds. (Uexkull fig.78, 3.000) on registered envelope with return receipt and very scarce 5 Pia. plus 1 Pia. rate, to Constantinople, few spots and minor faults, fine and very scarce

Türkische Post in Saudi Arabien, MEDINA : 1917 bilingual “MEDINE 4” cds. on postal stationery envelope to Constantinople showing unique “MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE / SABIT AGIR TOPCU KUMANDANLIGI (=MEDINE / FIXED HEAVY ARTILLERY COMMAND”, certificate Nakri 2014, fine and unique

Türkische Post in Saudi Arabien, MEDINA : 1917 bilingual “SAHRA POSTASI 28” cds. (Uexkull fig.85) on registered fieldpost envelope to Constantinople showing on front “MUAYENE EDILMISDIR MEDINE-I MÜNEVVERE ASKERI SANSÜRLÜGÜ” military censor (Uexkull fig.86), this is one of three recorded fieldpost from Medina and the only registered usage, certificate Nakri 2014, fine and unique

IBB: 1912, 20 pa. rose, horizontal and vertical pair tied by blue cds. "AB" to reverse to registered cover via "HODEIDA 2 20.2.912", Port Said and Alexandria to Berlin with arrival mark, sender addresse with double line "L'Ingeneur, Chef de la 1ère Brigade Ibb-Yemen" on reverse, seal wax missing, otherwise fine, very rare

1934, Provisionals 40c.-3,70l., used, fine, certificate Diena (1970)

1934, Provisional issue 40 c. - 3,70 l. cpl. in blocks of 4, fine and scarce, most signed Zumstein and all signed Alberto Diena with certificate (1963)

1918, 1st. Stanislaw issue 10 kr. brown-violet, position 22 with variety "left start tilted to the right", unused, one short perf at left, one perf with glassy due to gum, otherwise fine, signed Körner and certificate Huylmans BPP (2017) ex Waelbroeck

PREPHILATELY AND STAMPLESS LETTERS: 1776, folded letter from London (dated 27.7.) with red mark "POST PAID" and handwritten endorsement "per Hillsborough" to Madeira, fine

1778, Lettersheet from London by Westindies Packet to Madeira, charged for triple rate with "3/-"

1814, folded letter from London (dated 8.8.) with handwritten tax "10/4d." and two post mark of the London Foreign Office "FOREIGN 134" and "FOREIGN 149" on reverse to Madeira with handwritten tax "120" (Reis) for domestic rate, fine, certificate Wijnants A.I.E.P. (2016)

1819, Prepaid entire double rate letter from "KIRKCUDBRIGHT", Scotland to Madeira, charged with a total of 5/8½ d. incl. ½ d. Scottish turnpike charge; according to opinion Wijnants AIEP the only recorded letter with this rate up to date (2016)