378th Auction

DOBNICE (Stanke Dimitrov): „Dobnice“, all arabic double circle in black tying Duloz 1868/73, 20 pa. green (one side scissors cut) and postage due 1 pia. brown to entire letter, written at Samakov, to Thessaloniki. A very rare postmark with only a few entires recorded. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

DOBNITCHE (Dupnitsa): 1859, dated lettersheet with arabic manuscript dispatch „Dobnice“ to Constantinople, upon arrival struck with postage due handstamp „Ücreti Alinmishtir 275“ in blue. Fine and very scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP

DOLIN: „DOLIN 27 11 904“ cds. with date bridge,  very clear on 1901, 1 pia., 2 pia. and 5 pia. on piece, very fine, ex Hitzler (Isfila RR)

EGRIDERE: „EYRI-DERE SEP 16 (inverted)“ violet cds. without date bridge, clear large part strike on 1892, 2 pia., very fine, ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

„EYRI-DERE 2707 911“ cds. witht date bridge, clear full strike on 1909, 20 pa. in pair on piece, very fine and rare, few strikes recorded, but no entires. Ex Hitzler (Isfila RRR)

FILIBE: 1761, entire letter (contents church matters) by courier mail to Rome; on one side flap desinfection notation „Profumata di fuori“ . A rare early entire, the earliest recorded letter from Filibe (now Plovdiv).
Provenance: collection Karaivanoff (Corinphila 2002)

FILIBE: 1864, entire  letter to Constantinople, franked with Tughra 2nd printing, 1 pia. and 2 pia. ‚damaged black print‘ (cut into at upper right), tied by indistinct dotted handstamp and additional battal. Fine and rare. Certificate Nakri AIEP
 

FILIBE: 1866, military cover with clear arabic seal handstamp „Lieutenant Colonel, Sandjak of Filibe“, to Sofia; fine and very scarce Military mail. Illustrated in Popov ‚Die türkische Post in Bulgarien‘.

FILIBE: „Fee has been paid 278“, blue negative Arabic handstamp, clear strike on cover of 4 dirhem weight and 3 gurush fee, sent from Deraliye 1862 to Filibe; very rare, unrecorded by Isfila. Isfila certificate (2016)

„AN CANIB POSTA-I FILIBE 256“, arabic black negative seal handstamp, superb strike on entire letter 1847 to Sarajevo; very fine. Opinion Todd AIEP

„AN CANIB POSTA-I FILIBE 256“, arabic black negative seal on ‚Tatar Post‘  printed form for mail carried to Tirnova, showing fair strike of scarce „AN CANIB-I POSTA-I TIRNOVA 1262“, opinion Todd AIEP

„POSTAHANE-I FILIBE 1278“ arabic negative seal handstamp, superb strike on lettersheet to Constantinople, very fine. A beautiful entire with the rare postmark. Signed Nakri and opinion Todd AIEP (Isfila RR)

FILIBE: Cover to Edirne, franked with Tughra 3rd printing, 1 pia., tied upon arrival by clear blue dotted Edirne handstamp; one backflap missing, otherwise fine and attractive. Opinion Todd AIEP

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes, tying Duloz 1869/71, 1 pia. yellow and 10 pa. violet in vertical pair ( bottom stamp scissors cut at bottom), to envelope (somewhat roughly opened) to Constantinople, fine. Opinion Todd AIEP, ex Hornung

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes, tying Duloz 1869/71, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, to entire letter to Constantinople. Stamps partly scissors cut, otherwise very fine and fresh. Opinion Todd AIEP, ex Paprikoff

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, clear strike one entire letter to Constantinople, franked with Duloz 1869/71, 1 pia. yellow and 2 pia. red, cancelled upon arrival with framed ‚Deraliye‘ handstamp; a fine and scarce entire. Opinion Todd AIEP, ex Schäfer

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes, tying Duloz 1875, 20 pa. green and 1876,1 pia. yellow, to cover to Constantinople; envelope slightly discoloured in some places, otherwise fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP. Ex Schaefer

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes tying Duloz 1869/71, 1 pia. yellow, pair and single, to entire letter to Bosna, Bosnia; a fine letter with scarce destination. Opinion Todd AIEP

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 3 fair strikes, tying Duloz 1875, 1 pia. yellow and pair 10 pa. violet, to cover to Constantinople, additionally addressed in Armenian script. Stamps partly with usual scissors cuts; fine and scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP. Ex Hornung

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 2 clear strikes tying Duloz 1875, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, to cover to Deraliye, franked on reverse with „Sehir“ overprint 1 pia. orange-yellow (pulled corner), tied by bilingual „BAGHTCHE CAPUSSI“, for local delivery. Stamps with partly usual scissors cuts and envelope somewhat roughly opened, still fine. A very scarce letter. Certificate Isfila

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, 6 clear strikes tying Duloz 1869 postage due , 1 pia. brown, 2 vertical pairs and single and single 20 pa. brown, to overweight registered cover to Deraliye, franked on reverse with „Sehir“ overprint 1 pia. brown (pulled perf and small tear), tied by bilingual „BAGHTCHE CAPUSSI“, for local delivery. Usual slight transportation marks, still fine. A remarkable and scarce letter. Certificate Isfila

„Filibe 81, all arabic double circle, clear strike on front of postal stationery envelope to Constantinople; slight vertical creases, otherwise fine. Very scarce. Opinion Todd AIEP.

„Filibe 81“, all arabic double circle, clear large part strike on Mont Athos 1880, 1pia. yellow. Fine and extremely rare, just six single copies of Mont Athos stamps but no entires have been recorded so far. Opinion Hitzler
 

GABROVA: „Gabrova kazasi emlak idaresi 1285“, administrative negative seal, clear on official cover to Tirnova.  certificate Isfila (2016)

„GABROVA“, all arabic double framed oval, 2 superb strikes on Duloz 1 pia. yellow and 20pa. green on piece, fine and rare; no entires with this cancellation have been recorded

HASKÖY: „Haskovo“, manuscript dispatch note on front of entire letter (1856) accompanying a money shipment to Constantinople, showing on front blue „fee to pay“ handstamp; very fine and scarce

HASKÖY: „HASKÖY“, “, all arabic double circle, fine strike on Duloz 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green on entire letter to Filibe, 20 pa. small falls, otherwise fine. A scarce entire. Opinion Todd AIEP

„HASKÖY“, all arabic double circle, fine strike on front of postal stationery envelope  60 pa. to Constantinople; fine and scarce, only few postal stationery envelopes have been recorded used on Bulgarian soil. Certificate Nakri AIEP (Isfila RR)
 
 

HEZARGRAD: „Kaymakam-i Kaza Hazargrad“ administrative arabic negative seal on the front of undated official cover. The previously unrecorded handstamp and supposed to be unique. Opinion Todd AIEP (2015)

HEZARGRAD: 1863, entire letter from Hezazgrad to Ruscuk, franked with Tughra, postage due 1 pia. red-brown, tied by ‚battal‘ handstamp. The entire with small paper split, otherwise very fine. A rare usage on Bulgarian soil. Opinion Todd AIEP

„HEZARGRAD“, all arabic double circle, to clear to fair strikes tying Duloz 1873, 10 pa. in horizontal pair and 1876, 1 pia. to entire letter to Varna. A fine and rare letter. Signed Nakri with certificate (Isfila RR)

„HEZARGRAD“, all arabic double circle, two clear strikes on Duloz 1868, 10 pa. lilac, on small piece, very fine and scarce

„HEZARGRAD IGNE BEKCI ISTASYONU“, all arabic single circle, clear strike resp. large part strike on Duloz 1875, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on small piece, very fine and rare, ex Hitzler

„IHTIMAN“, all arabic double circle, practical complete and clear strike in blue on Duloz 1875, 20 pa. green. A beautiful strike of this extremely rare cancellation, of which only few single stamps but no covers have been recorded, ex Hitzler

ISLIMIYE: 1861, entire letter to Constantinople with manuscript dispatch notation „Islimiye“ on front. At Constantinople blue negative seal handstamp „Ücreti Alinacakdir 273“ applied. Very scarce and fine entire. Certificate Isfila (2016)

ISLIMIYE: 1864, entire letter to Ruscuk, franked with Tughra postage due 1 pia. and 2 pia., cancelled upon arrival by dotted „RUSCUK“ handstamp. Despite a sharp but almost invisible crease affecting the two stamps a fine and very rare letter. Opinion Todd AIEP

Provenance: "Sultan" (David Feldman 2016, described as "very fine")