366. Auktion März 2018

1804, Entire letter from Näss to Blois, France, struck on front with clear "R.N.4./SUEDE"; charged on arrival with "15" decimes; a fine letter with very scarce marking

1805, Entire letter from Stockholm to Bordeaux, showing on front just clear transit mark "SUEDE" (30 mm), in France taxed "14" decimes, small part of outer cover missing on reverse; this type of "SUEDE"-marking is only recorded on a handful of covers

Incoming Mail: 1844, folded cover from "ATHEN 28.8." via Berlin and Stralsund to Stockholm with several taxes, desinfected in Ystad with vertical and horizontal slits, fine colera cover with black cachet "....S.M. Le Roi de Suede & Norvege en Grece" on reverse

Incoming Mail: 1853, folded letter from "CONSTANTINOPEL 15.MAI." via Paris, Hamburg and Helsingborg to Carlscrona with 15 sk. Swedish postage on front, fine

Incoming Mail: 1859, folded letter from "LAUSANNE 4.FEBR.59" via Bern and Hamburg to Stockholm with serveral taxes and tax mark "90 öre", fine

1867, "Fran Danmark", boxed violet mark on entire letter from Copenhagen to Falkenberg with red crayon "25" and notation "Lösen 25 öre", fine

1875, Unpaid ship letter, dated Hull September 10 1875, sent to Göteborg with arrival mark on front and clear boxed "FRAN STORBRITANNIEN", taxed with 40 öre and vertical pair postage due stamp 20 ö. blue applied on reverse; very fine and rare, only 5 letters with this landing mark recorded

POMERANIA: 1687, Entire letter from Stockholm to Stralsund

1784, Entire letter sent within Stralsund from the Swedish governor S.W. Hessenstein with his signature to the Council of the City; very fine and decorative

ST. BARTHELEMY: 1805, 2 entire letters to Philadelphia, the first dated "St. Barthelemy 21 August 1805", forwarded by private ship to New York and here posted with red "SHIP" to Philadelphia. The sender of the letter, Charles Crook, explains, that this letter is a triplet, because 2 earlier letters he had entrusted to a Captain K. Higgins apparently did not arrive at Philadelphia. The second letter, addressed to the same address is written by Captain Higgins, who explained to the addressee why he could not delivery the 2 earlier letters from St. Barthelemy. A very interesting pair of letters, extensively explained on exhibition page

1975, CEPT 90 ö., imperforated strip of 4 with perforation at left and imperforated strip of 3, onmounted mint, fine (Facit 919 v)

1981, Europe "Folklore" large artist design in black print on thick carton, very attractive

1985, CEPT 2 kr., imperforated pair and strip of 3, each stamp with number on reverse, fine (Facit 1345 v)

1987, CEPT booklet pane with variety " vertical imperforated", gutter pair with two panes, unmounted mint, fine

1987, CEPT booklet pane with variety " vertical imperforated", two gutter pairs with four panes, unmounted mint, fine

1863, Tugra 2 ghr. deep blue on thin paper, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017)

5 ghr. rose on thin paper, control band at top, fresh colour and good margins on three sides, touched at right, unused without gum, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017)

1867, unissued 25 pia. salmon, unused, tiny wrinke in the center, otherwise fine and very scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 5.000,-)

1876, unissued 5 ghr. greyish-blue, unused with full original gume, fine, private signature and certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 2.800,-)

Unissued 25 ghr. pale-red, unused, fine, certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 2.800,-)

Notary public revenue 50 pia. ochre, unused, tiny corner crease, otherwise very fine, a scarce stamp, signed and certificate ISFILA (2017)

1920, Religous tribunal fiscal stamp 1 ghr. green with handstamped overprint, unused, few short perforations, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017)

1921, Court fiscal stamp 1 pia. ultramarin with handstamped overprint, unused, light diagonal crease, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017)

1921, Court fiscal stamp 50 pia. yellow-brown with handstamped overprint, unused, very fine, scarce, signed and certificate ISFILA (2017)

1921, Religious tribunal fiscal stamp 5 ghr. blue with handstamped overprint, unused, tiny crease at top, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017)

Theatre tax 20 pa. black tied by arabic cds. "ANKARA 8" to small piece, fine, certificate ISFILA (2017)

1921, Foreign affairs fiscal stamp 5 ghr. bright-green with handstamped overprint, unused, light horizontal crease at bottom, barely perceptible, otherwise fine, scarce, certificate ISFILA (2017)

Museum fiscal stamp 1 p. blue with handstamped overprint, unused, perforation faults, otherwise fine, scarce, signed and certificate ISFILA (2017)

Museum fiscal stamp 1 p. blue with handstamped overprint, unused, vertical crease, otherwise fine, scarce, signed and certificate ISFILA (2017)

1958, CEPT 25 k. with colour variety "carmine", unmounted mint, fine

1958, CEPT 25 k. with colour variety "carmine" with first day cancellation "ANKARA 10.10.58" on cover

POSTAGE DUE: 1867, Unissued 25 ghr. light brown, fresh colour and usual perforations, unused, small thin, otherwise very fine, a very rare stamp, signed twice and certificate ISFILA (2017) (Mi. 25.000,-)

LOCAL POST LIANOS: “BUYUKDERE 15 SP 66” bilingual c.d.s. on folded envelope to Genova, bearing 20 Pa. green/black in horizontal pair used by dotted grid with adjacent "POSTE LOCALE CONSTANTINOPLE 16 SEPT. 66" , handed to Austian PO with "CONSTANTINOPEL 29/9" and transported by Italian steamer, with boxed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI"; weak italian arrival mark; a horizontal cover crease affecting the pair; a very scarce combination cover, certificate Nakri (2017)

ANDRINOPLE & CONSTANTINOPLE :  1859-60 Two folded envelope each tied by “Stefano Badetti Constantinople” blue forwarding agent cachets, each by red boxed “Paquebot de la Mediterranee” to Marseille, usual file folds, fine pair

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

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