378th Auction

„MUSTAFA PASA HEALTH COMMISSION“ all arabic administrative seal on envelope to the Ministry of health in Constantinople with adjacent eligible blue cds.; fine and very scarce. Ex Hitzler

MUSTAFA PASHA: 1882, military cover with clear arabic seal handstamp „2nd army, 7th cavalry regiment“, to Thessaloniki; fine and very rare; the sole recorded entire bearing this handstamp. Signed Nakri and opinion Todd AIEP

„MOUSTAPHA PACHA 18-4-15“ small type cds. with date bridge, clear on 1914, 20 pa. on small piece, very fin and rare; no entires recorded by Isfila. Ex Hitzler

„MOUSTAPHA PACHA 8-9-908“ cds. with date bridge, clear on 1908, 20 pa. on postcard to harmanli, Bulgaria, with adjacent railway mark „Harmanli-Tsaribrod“

„DJ – MOUS – PACHA“ cds. with date bridge (arabic date), clear on 1901, 20 pa. postcard to Germany with arrival mark, very fine. The only recorded entire with this postmark, unrecorded by Isfila. Ex Hitzler

„POST IMP:OTTOMne MOUSTAPHA PACHA GARE“ bilingual negative handstamp, clear on fiscal stamp 10 pa. on telegram receipt, very fine. Only few entire with this postmark have been recorded, unrecorded by Isfila. Ex Hitzler

„NEVRECOB POSTA SUBESI 1287“ all arabic seal cancel, very clear strike on postal receipt for an official shipment from Thessaloniki to Nevrekop. Very fine and rare. Ex Hitzler

„NEVREKOB POSTA SUBESI 1287“, all arabic negative seal, superb strike on on money parcel form for a shipment of gold coins to Thessaloniki. Very fine and rare. Certificate Nakri AIEP (Isfila RR)

„NEVREKOB“, all arabic double circle, superb and almost complete strike on 1892, 1 pia. and 2 pia. on piece

„NEVROCOP“ all arabic double circle in blue , two clear strikes, each on 1875, 1 pia. and 10 pa. on undated cover front. A further 10 pa. falen off. A very rare post mark. Ex Hitzler.(Isfila RR on single stamp) 

„NEVROCOP 3 DEC 93“ (day and month inverted) on 1892, 2 pia. on piece and „NEVROCOPE 25 10 904“ on 1901, 2 pia. in block of 4 on piece; small unobtrusive faults

„NIGBOLU“, all arabic double circle in blue, superb strike on Duloz 1868, 1 pia. on small piece, very fine and rare. Ex Hitzler

„ORTA-KEUI (ADRIANOPLE)21-8- ..“ bilingual small double circle with date bridge, good full strike on 1909, 1 pia. on piece. A rare post mark of which no entires have been recorded so far. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RR)

„ORTA-KEUI ADRIANOPLE ..“ bilingual double circle with date bridge, good full strike on 1909, 1 pia. on piece (cut round). A very rare post mark of which few stamps/pieces but no entires have been recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

„ORTAKEUY AVR ..1908“ bilingual double circle without date bridge, good strike as arrival mark on postcard from Malgara with transit mark of Adrianopel. A very rare postmark of which only few entires have been recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)
 
 

„OSMANPAZARI“, all arabic double circle in blue, very clear and full strike on two marginal copies 1871, 20 pa. on piece; very fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP. Ex Heimbüchler. (Isfila RRR)

„PAZARCIK“, all arabic double circle, two very clear and almost full strikes on Duloz 1868/71, 1 pia. in strip of 3 on piece; very fine and rare (Isfila RRR)

„Petric posta subesi 294“, all arabic negative seal handstamp, 4 ample to very clear full strikes on 2 strips of 4 of 1876, 10 pa. lilac (left stamp scissors cut); very fine and most attractive. A rare cancellation of which only few stamps/pieces but no entires have been recorded; unrecorded by Isfila. Ex Hitzler 

„PETRIC“, small all arabic double circle, very clear and almost full strike on 1892, 10 pa.; very fine and rare, no entires have been recorded so far. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RR)

PLEVNE: 1861, entire letter to Constantinople with manuscript dispatch notation „Pleven“ on front. At Constantinople blue negative seal handstamp „Ücreti Alinacakdir 273“ applied. Scarce and fine entire. Opinion Todd AIEP

„PLEVNE“, all arabic double circle in blue, clear strikes in black and blue (one not quite complete) on postage due 1869, 2 pia. and 5 pia.

„Governor of the provincial district of Prevadi“, administrative arabic seal cancel on official envelope to Sumnu. The only recorded example of this handstamp. Signed Nakri and certificate Isfila

„PREVADI“, all arabic double circle, very fine strike tying Duloz, 1869/71, 1pia. And 20 pa. to lettersheet to Varna. A very fine and rare entire. Certificate Nakri AIEP (Isfila RRR)
 
 

RAHOVA: 1853, cover to Constantinople with manuscript dispatch notation „Rahova“ on front. At Constantinople blue negative seal handstamp „An Canib-i Posta Deraliye 268“ applied. Rahova had no cancellation device at that time. Very scarce and fine entire. Opinion Todd AIEP

RAHOVA: 1867, official cover from the governor of Rahova to the governor of Vidin with Arabic negative seal „Rahova Kaza-i Kaymakam 1284“. Very fine and scarce. Ex Hitzler
 

„RAHOVA“ all arabic double circle, clear and full strike on postage due 1869, 20 pa. (thin spot on reverse). A very rare cancellation of which only few stamps have been recorded, but no entires. Ex Hitzler. (Isfila RRR)

Reference: illustrated in Isfila handbook

„RAZLIK“, all arabic small single circle, superb strike on 1892, 10 pa. on piece, stamp small scissors cut, otherwise very fine. A rare cancellation. Ex Hitzler
 

„RAZLIK 25 11 911“ (wrong day setting), bilingual cds. with date bridge, clear strike on postcard 20 pa. from Mehomija in the Razlik region to Samokov with bulgarian arrival mark on front. A very rare postmark with only few entires recorded. Ex Hitzler. (Isfila RRR)

„Anjanibi-i Karantina Ruscuk“ (Ruscuk Quarantine), negative seal handstamp, fine strike on cover to Mahmut Pasha to Constantinople. The only recorded example of this disinfection mark. Ex Schaefer and Heimbüchler. Opinion Todd AIEP

„An Canib-i Posta Ruscuk 265“, superb strike of negative seal handstamp on Tartar post form for a group of packages to Varna. Opinion Todd AIEP

„An Canib-i Posta Ruscuk 265“, 2 fair to fine strikes of negative seal handstamp on registered  cover to Constantinople with rate notation of 5 piasters and 20 paras. Ex Schaefer and Heimbüchler. Opinion Todd AIEP.

„An Canib-i Posta Ruscuk 265“, clear negative seal handstamp on official cover with adjacent small rectangular „Tahri-rat-i Mühimme“ to Constantinople. Tear in the envelope repaired, otherwise fine. Ex Schaefer and Heimbüchler. Opinion Todd AIEP
 

„Postahane-i Ruscuk 1278“, negative seal handstamp, fine strike on cover to 2nd army, stationed at Sumnu. A very rare postmark on very fine and attractive cover. Opinion Todd AIEP. (Isfila RRR)
Reference: illustrated in Isfila handbook
 

RUSCUK: „RUSCUK“, dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra 2nd printing, 5 pia. with wide margins, showing white sheet margin left, to entire letter from Deraliye to Ruscuk. A very fine and rare letter. Opinion Todd AIEP

„RUSCUK“, dotted handstamp, 3 clear strikes tying Tughra 2nd printing, 5 pia. and postage due 2 pia. in horizontal., all with wide margins, to letter sheet (one side flap missing and slightly stained at right) from Deraliye to Ruscuk. One  2 pia. affected by vertical filing crease, 5 pia. lifted for inspection and replaced by hinge. A fine letter with rare franking.
Reference: illustrated in M. Basaran ‚Cover Story‘

„RUSCUC“ dotted handstamp in blue, good clear strike on Duloz 1865, 20 pa. orange. A very fine and most elusive late usage of this cancellation.