380th Auction
16-17 & 20-25 March 2023 in Wiesbaden
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1865, 1 ghr. lilac-grey tied by blue boxed “BEYRUT” to entire letter, tiny spots, otherwise fine, certificate BPA (1966)
1880, 1 pia. black/blue gray, tied by Aksaray arabic cancel, to reverse of cover to Lofca,Bulgaria, additionally franked for the (new) foreign destination with 1876/77, ¼ pia., tied by blue Istanbul cds.; adjacent blue Cyrillic "RUSCUK 7 5 80". A very rare and interesting cover. Certificate TOPS
1914, Views of Constantinople booklet with complete panes, two panes 10pa green and 20pa. red each and one pane 1p. blue, mint never hinged, covers some stains and small wrinkles, scarce
1915, Star and Crescent 25 pia. green, overprint type I, unused, fine, certificate Engler (1997) and Nakri AIEP (2020) (Mi. 2.400,-)
UNISSUED: 1915, Star and Crescent 5 pa., overprint type II on issue 1908 instead issue 1910, unused, fine, rare, certificate Nakri AIEP (2020) (Isfila 549FF03)
1864, 1 pia.on red brown, nice margins, tied by fine dotted 'battal' to entire letter from Kotel to Rustschuk, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP
1 pia.and 2 pia, on red brown, ample to wide margins, tied at arrival by fine dotted "RUSTSCHUK" to entire letter, very fine, opinion Todd AIEP
„AN CANIB-I POSTA-I VIDIN 256“, arabic negative seal, clear strike on cover to Constantinople, rated 3 pia. 20pa.. Very fine and scarce, opinion Todd AIEP
"HEZARGRAD IGNE BEKCI ISTASYONU“, all arabic single circle, clear strike on Duloz postage due 1869, 20 pa. brown, on small piece, fine and rare
"ISLIMYE“, greenish-black triple framed arabic handstamp, clear strike on Duloz 1868/70, 1 pia. yellow and 20 pa. green, on entire letter to Filibe, very fine, certificate Nakri (2017)
„RUSCUK“, dotted handstamp, clear strike tying Tughra postage due, 1 pia. with clear to wide margins, to entire letter from Kotel to Ruscuk. A very fine and scarce letter. Certificate Nakri (2017) and Holcombe (1994)
"NISSYROS 4-8-908", fine strike in blue on pair 1908, 20 pa. rose on small envelope to Athens with transit- and arrival marks. One stamp tiny rounded corner, cover with light bends, otherwise very fine. A very rare cancellation. Illustration copy of ISFILA-handbook.
"PESKOKEFAL" black hexagonal handstamp on entire letter letter from the Monastery of Piskokephalo, dated 1872. A very rare postmark, just 6 stampless entires recorded.
"RETMO ", arabic octagonal marking, 2 clear strikes on 1876, 1 pia. in vertical pair, on small registered envelope to Istanbul, additionally franked on reverse with 1 pia. local stamp for distribution in Istanbul (damaged when cover was opened). A fine and scarce entire.
VOLOS: "GOLOS TELEGRAF VE POSTAHANESI 1314", very fine strike in blue on 1892, 1 pia. on commercial cover to Constantinople. A very fine and extremely rare entire.
1857, 3 Sgr. orangelb im waagerechten Paar und Einzelwert 1 Sgr. karminrosa in Mischfrankatur mit 4 Pfg. grün gegitterter Grund je mit Nummer "1" auf innen nicht ganz kpl. Faltbrief mit nebengesetztem EKr. "AACHEN 27.5.(58)" via Triest nach Constantinopel mit Teil des Ankunftsstempels. Die beiden Einzelmarken repariert und die Briefvorderseite mit Reinigungsspuren, trotz der Einschränkungen eine dekorative und portogerechte Mischfrankatur mit 3 Sgr. für das Postvereinsporto und 4 1/2 Sgr. ausgewiesenem Weiterfranko, Fotoattest Brettl A.I.E.P. (2014)