382nd Auction

TURKISH OFFICES IN SAMOS: 1906, 20 pa. rose, vertical pair tied by two-line "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE" (Hosking 592) to an envelope to Trondhjem, Norway, mail posted at sea and cancelled at landing in port Smyrna, arrival on reverse "TRONDHJEM 6 V 07" as well as recipient private handstamp on obverse; fine, the convergence of a most unusual destination and a scarce paquebot cancel

TURKISH OFFICES IN SAMOS: 1902/1912, group of covers sent to Norway (4), incl. two struck with clear bilingual departure cds. "SAMOS" (Nicolas Type 4-5), together with two shipmail covers posted on board with franking tied by two-line handstamp "PAQUEBOT ARRIVE", the later applied at landing in Smyrna (similar to Hosking 592 but 30 mm in size); fine to very fine, extremely scarce mail magnified by a most unusal destination