376th Auction

1863, 1 pia. on red-grey and 2 pia on blue (faint crease), both 2nd printing, both with clear to mostly large margins, used on lettersheet 1863 to Plovdiv, Bulgaria

1865, 1 ghr. lilac-grey tied by blue boxed “BEYRUT” to entire letter, tiny spots, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1966)  

1915, Star and Crescent 2 pia. slate, overprint type I, perf. L 13 1/4, unused with slightly rough perforation, otherwise fine, certificate Engler (1993) and Nakri AIEP (2020) (Mi. 1.900,-)  

1915, Star and Crescent 5 pa., overprint type II on issue 1908 instead issue 1910, unused, fine, rare, certificate Nakri AIEP (2020) (Isfila 549FF03)  

1915, Star and Crescent 25 pia. green, overprint type I, unused, fine, certificate Engler (1997) and Nakri AIEP (2020) (Mi. 2.400,-)  

1942, Definitives 0,25-200k., imperforated with red handstamp "Nümune", ungummed, mostly fine

CANCELLATIONS: "Telgrafve Postahane-i Yalova dag Hamame 1316", superb strike on postcard 20 pa. to Constantinople with arrival mark, very fine and rare

The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "1 ½", good margins all around with large part of adjoining stamp at bottom, used on folded lettersheet from Constantinople to Broussa with oval "CONSTANTINOPOLI * POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI P.P" alongside, a fine and attractive cover, certificate du Vachat (2009) Provenance: The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History (Spink 2011)                      depicted in S. Ringstrom and H.E. Tester "The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World - Part 2" page 118  

The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "3" amended in red crayon to "2", somewhat irregularly cut with part of adjoining stamp at top, on folded lettersheet dated July 4. 1860 from Constantinople to Brousse with "P.P." anchor canceller alongside, minor ageing on reverse, a fine and attractive entire, certificate Scheller (2009)  

1868 Lithographed 2 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour with superb large margins, used on small piece with part of 'Joly' handstamp in blue (Mr. Joly presided over the Company), a fine example of this rare stamp, certificate du Vachat (2010)

GREECE: "KATAFI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI 1313", clear violet negative seal on horizontal pair 1901, 20 pa. red on reverse of cover to Romania with Bukarest transit mark next to the franking; a vertical cover crease affecting the pair slightly. One of the rarest cancellations of Ottoman Empire, this is the only complete strike of this cancellation and the only recorded entire

Post in Lebanon: „BEYT SEBAB“, clear negative seal in black on cover with horizontal pair 20 pa. rose to Germany with arrival Mark “LANGENBERG 5.10.04”, cover vertical fold and rough opened at top, otherwise fine  

MAKEDONIA: "KALKAN.DE/5 AOUT" (1894), clear strike of double ring date stamp (first type) on postcard to Switzerland with Lausanne arrival mark on front, fine and rare, certificate Nakri

1876/1926, Partie mit Briefen und Karten sowie einige lose Marken und Briefstücke mit diversen Stempeln, dabei u.a. Mi.-Nr. 29 im Viererblock bzw. senkrechten 3er-Streifen auf zwei Briefen, Mi.-Nr. 355 und 379 auf Postkarte aus Adana und Mi.-Nr. 633 Mehrfachfrankatur auf kpl. Paketkarte von Balikossir

1920/47, interessante Sammlung mit 65 Briefen, Karten und Ganzsachen mit Schwerpunkt bei der Auslandspost mit vielen R-Briefen, Paketkarten inkl. Incoming Mail, Zensuren, interessanten Frankaturen und Besonderheiten, sauber auf Albenseiten mit Beschriftung