361 / September 2015

2 r. in 5 different colours, used, fine/very fine, all sign. resp. 2 certificates Comex (Edifil 73b, c, 73A, Aa, Ab)

1867, 19 c. rose, lightly cancelled by cds. "TORRELAVEGA-SANTANDER", very fine, sign. Roig and Brun, certificate Comex (1977) (Edifil 90)

1938, Airmail 1 pta.+5 pta., unmounted mint, fine

1938, Republican Militia 5 c.-10 pta., unmounted mint, fine

1951, 100 years railway 2-10 din. complete set on registered FDC with arrival mark and perforated souvenir sheet on FDC (vertical folded)

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, good colour and well perforated for this issue, unmounted mint; a very rare stamp in this condition, certificate ISFILA (2011), also all other 5 values of this issue

1876, 25 pia. imperforated in marginal block of 15, unused o.g., most values unmounted mint; fine and scarce

1911, Sultan's visit, 124 values complete, unused o.g., a fine and scarce set (Mi. 4.800,-)

1914, Sultan Resad 2 pa.-200 pia., the complete set in blocks of 4, unused o.g., slightly pre-folded in the vertical perforation, fine and fresh; a very rare set in multiples

1916, 5-pointed star and crescent, complete set of 88 values, one small value unfresh, otherwise fine/very fine, unused o.g.

1919, Armistice 2½ pia.-1 pia., 13 values complete, unused o.g.

ANGORA OVERPRINTS: 1921, handstamp on museum fiscal stamp 1 pia., unused o.g., a fine and rare stamp, signed Bloch and certificate ISFILA (Mi. 5.000,-)

1921, Angora overprint "osmanli postalari 1337" on Hedjaz railway fiscal stamps 1 pia. in horizontal strip of 3 on cover to Leipzig

1 pia. without Angora overprint used on cover from Constantinople to Couroutchechme with arrival mark

1 pia. and surcharge 2 pia. used on commercial envelope from Kangheri with transit and arrival marks

1935, Congres Sufragiste 20 pa.-100 k., 15 values complete with special cancellation on pieces, fine

100 k. in block of 4, unmounted mint, upper pair with crease

SYRIA: 1471, entire merchand's letter from Aleppo to Venice

"HALEB/81", arabic triple-boxed marking in blue on postage due 1869, 20 pa. and 1 pia. on reverse of lettersheet from Manchester to Aleppo, franked with GB 1865/67, 6 d. lilac; a fine and unusual combination cover

"ALEP 30-6-14" on postcard 20 pa. with adjacent clear sender's cachet "GESELLSCHAFT für den BAU von EISENBAHNEN in der TÜRKEI / BAU DER BAGDADBAHN III. BAUABTEILUNG ALEPPO (Syrien)" to Germany

HIMARA: "KHIMARA 13 5-12", somewhat faint but clear strike of violet bilingual cds. on postal stationery card 20 pa. to Yanya with taxed on front and reverse; central fold. This is the only example of any Himara cancel known on a complete postal document

ISKODRA: Blue Arab double ring cancel used on 1868, 20 pa. green and 1 pia. yellow on lettersheet (side flaps missing) to Venice with combination franking Austrian Levante 1867, 5 sld. and 2 copies 10 sld., tied by blue "ANTIVARI 7/1"; name in the address cut out; a scarce combination

"ISKODRA", Arabic double circle, good strike on 1868, 1 pia. yellow on letter from Venice, franked with DLR 60 cmi. 1870 to Scutari; a fine and scarce combination cover

JI KARYESI: Clear violet seal "JI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI" used on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. used to Istanbul with adjacent transit mark of Erguiri and arrival mark, very rare

LABOVA-i Zir: Clear violet negative seal on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. with additional franking 1 pia. used 1905 to Istanbul with adjacent transti mark of Erguiri, some minor staining, a rare cancel on entire

PESKOPI: "Posta Subesi Peshkopi Debrey-Zir", negative seal in violet on 1904, 1pi blue on greenish stationery envelope, fine (C&W fig.66 addendum)

SERAKENICHTE: Violet negative seal on postal stationery envelope 1901, 1 pia. sent to Istanbul with transit mark of Erguiri on front; little roughly opened on reverse with small part of back flap missing, still fine

1861/1910 (ca.), 9 covers and postcards with different cancellations including good strike of negative "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I ISKODRA 1265", negative seals of Selgika and Piskopi

MOSTAR: "POSTAHANE-I MOSTAR 1278", very fine strike of greenish-blue negative seal on entire letter to Saraybosna, transported most likely by special delivery (Surucu); fine and very scarce

SARAJEWO: "AN CANIB-I POSTA-I BOSNA 265", good strike of negative seal in blue on entire letter to Pest, showing on front transit mark "BROOD 4. OCT." and on reverse clear strike of sanitary seal cancel "NETO DI DENTRO EDIQUORA / CONT. AMT BROOD", fine

1849/68 (ca.), prephilatelic cover with negative seal to Istanbul, entire letter with 3 copies 1868, 20 pa. green with Arabic double circle and part-letter with same cancellation on 3 copies postage due 1868, 20 pa.

TRAFNIK: "Trafnik", Arabic triple oval, good strike on postage due 1869, 20 pa. brown on reverse of entire letter, fine

TUZLA: "Tuzla", Arabic boxed marking in blue on 1868/70, 1 pia. and 2 pia. on envelope to Saraybosna with clear additional strike alongside; the envelope somewhat refolded, otherwise fine; a rare entire

NISH: "AN CANID-i POSTA-i NIS 257", good strike of negative seal on reverse of entire letter to Aleksence with linear cyrillic "ALEKSINAC" on front; the letter had been desinfected and resealed with red desinfection seal "KARATINZ ALEKSINACKHI"; a fine and rare cover to abroad

"POSTAHANE-i NIS 1278", clear strike on entire letter 1862 to Monastir, very fine

SENIZA: "SJENICA", all arabic double circle clear on 1892, 1 pia. blue on reverse of cover; somewhat roughly opened and some marginal tears; a very scarce cancellation