380th Auction

„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.

OTTOMAN POST OFFICES: 1865/97 (ca.), specialized collection with used stamps, partly on fragments, and 14 cards and covers. Better items such as "SUDA" (3), "LASID YENIKOY" (6),  "KANDIYA" on envelope, etc. ,overall fine to very fine condition, an attractive assembly of that area

1843/80 (ca.), mounted postal history collection with about 35 unfranked and franked covers and postal coupons as well as some loose stamps, including rare postmarks like "An Canib Postahane-i Kazanlik", "Postahane-i Filibe" and "Zagra-i Atik Postahane-i 1278", coloured frankings, 2 covers with combination frankings with city postmarks of Constantinople, 4 values Mont Athos with Ottoman postmarks, etc. Very interesting object