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KAYSERI: Telegraph receipt franked with 10pa fiscal stamp and tied by TELGRAFHANE-I KAYSERIYE (A&P type 4, unrecorded on document) negative seal.

KIAZOMEN (AYDIN): 1903, postcard to England franked with 20pa and tied by KLAZOMEN - CLAZOMENES (A&P type 2, RRR) datestamp

KIRKLARELI: 1873, folded entire to Istanbul franked with 20pa and 1pi postage due Dulos stamps tied by KIRKILISE (A&P type 1, RR) double oval all Arabic handstamp.

KOCAELI: 1889, 20pa potal stationery card to Germany struck by ISMID 12 (A&P type 4, RRR) bi-lingual negative seal alongside Istanbul transit and Darmstadt arrival cds's.

KONYA: 1844 (ca.), cover struck by AN CANIB-I POSTE KONE 260 (A&P type 2, R) negative seal.

KONYA: 1876 (ca.), cover to Istanbul franked with strip of three 1pi Dulos stamps tied by POSTAHANE-I KONYA 1285 (A&P type 4, RRR) negative seal.

KUSADASI: 1887, cover franked with 20pa of 1884, UPU Empire stamp and tied by KUSADASI (A&P, type 1, RR) and SCALA-NOVALA (A&P type 2, RRR) datestamp. Probably an unique combination.

LEFKE (BURSA): 1872, entire to Istanbul struck by LEFKE (A&P type 1, R) boxed handstamp and franked on arrival with 20pa and 1pi Dulos stamps. Ex Passer.

MACKA (TRABZON): 1915, postcard franked with 20pa and tied by MATCHKA (DJEVIZLIK) (A&P type 2, RR) datestamp. Faults on card.

MANISA: 1876 (ca.), cover franked with pair of 2pi Dulos stamps tied by MAGNISA (A&P type 4, R) triple box handstamp.

MANISA: 1915, parcel card to Istanbul franked with 20pa and 1pi of 1914, pictorials tied by prefviously unrecorded type MANISSA 4 bi-lingual datestamp.

MARAS: 1892 (ca.), 20pa postal stationery card to Scotland struck by POSTAHANE-I MARAS SENE 1284 (A&P type 1, RR) negative seal. 

MARDIN: 1896, 20pa postal stationery card to United States struck by MARDIN POSTA SUBESI (A&P type 2, RRR) negative seal.

MENEMEN (IZMIR): 1892 (ca.), cover franked with 1pi coat of arms issue and tied by MENEMEN (A&P type 1, RRR) triple box handstamp. Roughly opened and corner faults.

MERSIN: 1881, commercial cover to Aleppo franked with 2pi postage due of 1868, 10pa, 20pa and 1pi of 1876 Dulos stamps tied by superb POSTAHANE-I MERSIN 1286 (A&P type 2, RRR) negative seals. Illustrated in A&P

MIDYE (KIRKLARELI): 1899, registered cover to Istanbul franked with 20pa and 2pi coat of arms issue and tied by TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I MIDYE 1305 (A&P type 1, RR) negative seal.

MILAS (MUGLA): 1912, cover to Germany franked with 1pi of 1910 issue and tied by MILAS (A&P type 5, RRR) datestamp.

MUDANYA STATION: 1892 (ca.), cover to Istanbul franked with 20pa of coat of arms stamp and tied by MUDANYA ISTASYON POSTA 1310 negative seal

MUS: 1883, cover to Istanbul franked with 2pi of 1881 Dulos stamp and tied by MUS (A&P type 1, RR) double box handstamp. Tear on top and edges and foxing all around.

MUSUN: 1914, posta receipt franked with 20pa of 1914 pictorial and tied by MOUSSOUN datestamp and on reverse VAN 1 (A&P type 9) cds. Newly discovered cancel believed to be somewhere in Eastern Anatolia. Unrecorded on known postal almanacs. Couple of archival punch holes.

OKCULARBASI (ISTANBUL): 1890, cover franked with pair of 20pa coat of arms issue and tied by OKCULARBASI POSTA SUBESI 1311 (A&P type 1, RRR) negative seal. Small stain.

ORHANGAZI (BURSA): 1897, cover to Istanbul franked with 1pi of 1892 coat of arms issue and tied by PAZAR-KEUY (A&P type 1, RRR) datestamp.

PEHLIVANKOY (EDIRNE): 1911, private stationery card to Dedeagatch franked with 20pa of 1909 issue and tied by PAVLI-KARIESSI (A&P type 2, RRR) datestamp.

PRINKIPO (ISTANBUL): 1871, stampless entire used in Istanbul struck by oval PRINKIPO (A&P type 1, R) bi-lingual datestamp. 

SAMSUN: 1870, 60pa Dulos postal stationery cover struck on reverse with SAMSOUN (A&P type 5, RR) datestamps. Part flap missing and some faults around.

SARACLARBASI (TEKIRDAG): 1912, cover to France franked with 1pi of 1910 issue and tied by SARACLARBASI POSTA SUBESI RODOSTO (A&P type 2, RRR) hexagonal datestamp.

SALIHLI (MANISA): 1896, cover  franked with pair of 10pa of coat of arms and strip of four 5pa surcharged on 10pa newspaper stamps tied by SALIHLI (A&P type 2, RRR) datestamps. Faults on the edges.

SARKISLA (SIVAS): 1903, telegraph struck by TELGRAF ve POSTAHANE-I TENOS 1292 (a&P type 1, RR) negative seal.

SEYITGAZI (ESKISEHIR): 1911, registered cover to Odessa franked with two 1pi of 1910 issue and tied by SAID-GHAZI (A&P type 2, RR) datestamps. Reverse arrival cds.

SINOP: 1916, 20pa postal stationery card to Germany also franked with 10pa war orphans tax stamp tied by Sinop 2 date stamps and superb SINOB RASADAT-I HAVAIYE SUBESI 1330 (A&P type 1, RR) meteorological unit negative seal. ex. W. Robertson.

TARSUS (MERSIN): 1892 (ca.), cover used locally franked with bisected 2pi of coat of arms issue and tied by TARSOUS (A&P type 5, RR) datestamp. Cover folded in few places, some unrelated writings and foxing around.

TIRE (IZMIR): 1892 (ca.), cover to Istanbul franked on reverse with 1pi of 1892 coat of arms issue and tied by TIRE (A&P type 3, RR) triple box handstamp.

TIREBOLU (GIRESUN): 1895, Armenian merchant cover to Austria franked with two 20pa of 1892 coat of arms issue and tied by fair strike of TIREBOLU (A&P type 2, RRR) negative seal alongside Vienna arrival cds. Very scarce.

TOKAD: 1842 (ca.),  folded entire struck by AN CANIB-I POSTA-I TOKAD 258 (A&P type 1, RRR). Very rare and seldom seen, some faults

TOKAT: 1876  (ca.), cover to Aleppo franked with two 2pi of 1871 and pair of 10pa of 1876 Dulos stamps tied by POSTAHANE-I TOKAD 1279 (A&P type 2, RRR) negative seal. Ex S.Kuyas

TORBALI (IZMIR): 1897 (ca.), cover to Izmir franked with strip of four 5p red surcharged on 10pa and strip of four 5p black surcharged on 10pa of 1897 stamps tied by superb TORBALI (A&P type 2, RRR) handstamps. Red surcharged third stamps has "Cniq" instead of "Cinq" error. Probably unique with these features.