385th Auction

1863, Tughra Postage Due issues, unused sets of singles in red-brown, brick red, and brown, mix of original gum and without gum examples, mostly good to large margins, some trivial imperfections as expected of this very thin paper, a difficult set to assemble, fine. (Isf 7-18)

1863, Tughra Postage Due, 20pa black on brick red, head to head tete-beche block of four, without control bands, unused, without gum, large to very large margins on all sides, including left sheet margin, two hinge remnants on reverse, a striking and scarce block, very fine, ex “Sultan”. (Ifs 11 TB02)

1863, Tughra, Postage Due, Second Printing on thin paper, 20pa black on brick red, tete-beche head to head block of twelve, unused, without gum, no control bands, large margins all around, a rarity, being the largest recorded multiple, a very fine and exceptional showpiece, ex “Sultan.” (Isf 11 TB02)

1863/65, 20 pa., reconstructed block reports, normal and inverted, with all 12 character types. Shades ranging from brick red to brown, except one used value all unused

1pi brown on thin paper, tete-beche pair, without control band, ample to large margins on all sides, unused, with part original gum, light wrinkles typical of this delicate paper, top stamp with light horizontal crease, else fine, scarce. (Isf 16 TB02)

2pi black on red-brown, vertical foot to foot tete-beche pair, unused, with part original gum, blue control bands, large balanced margins, an attractive and scarce pair, very fine, ex “Sultan.” (Isf 9 TB01)

2pi black on red brown, head-to-head tete-beche pair, unused, with part original gum, blue control band at top and bottom, large margins, slight creasing at foot,  else a very fine example of this rare pair, ex “Sultan.”  (Isf 9 TB02)

1863, Tughra, Postage Due, Second Printing on thin paper, 5pi black on red brown, irregular foot-to-foot tete-beche block of six, comprising two tete-beche pairs with two further stamps at foot, unused, blue control band, part original gum, partially affixed to backing card, a rare multiple, ex “Sultan”. (Isf 10 TB01)

1863, Turghra, Postage Due, Second Printing on thin paper, 5pi black on red-brown, head to head tete-beche block of eight, unused, without gum, hinge remnants, good to large margins all around, control bands in red, an attractive and rare multiple, very fine, ex “Sultan.”  (Isf 10 TB02)

1863, Tughra, Postage Due, Second Printing on thin paper, 5pi black on brick red, horizontal strip of six, large margins on all sides, control band at foot,  tied to piece by black dot & line cancel, a few small edge imperfections and red ink mark on left-most stamp, a most impressive and rare multiple, ex Bombieri, Bosford, Alanyali, “Sultan”. (Isf 14)

1865, Star & Crescent (Duloz) Type, 10pa brown Postage Due, Type I, large part original gum, rich colour, a fine and scarce example of this unissued stamp, with 2010 IFSILA certificate and photocopy of Arikan certificate. (Isf 29)

1867, Star & Crescent (Duloz), Postage Due, 25pi light brown, unused, with part original gum, hinge remnant, well-centered for these challenging issues, deep colour, one of the finest known examples of this rare unissued stamp, of which fewer than ten are recorded; with 1960 RPSL and 2010 ISFILA certificates. (Isf 44)