385th Auction

1915, Ottoman League of the Red Crescent, Second Issue, unmounted set of six, two stamps with stains, otherwise very good. (Isf K7-K12)

1926, Turkish Aviation Society, charity stamp group including unused original gum set of singles and unmounted set in blocks of four, the high-value block with some tone spots, else a fine assembly. (Isf T1-T4)

1927, Turkish Aviation Society, unmounted set of ten, typical centering for these, the odd trivial shorter perf, fresh bright colours, fine. (Isf T5-T14)

1930, Turkish Aviation Society, surcharged set of eight, unmounted original gum, fresh bright colours, typical centering for these difficult issues, infrequently found with the key 5L/15k “Bes lira” green on yellow, fine. (Isf T15/22)

1916, Ottoman League of the Red Crescent, Third Issue, strip of five of the 10pa values, unused, original gum, with unmounted single 40pa, it with trivial toned perf at left, fine. (Isf K13-K17)

1915, Ottoman League of the Red Crescent, Second Issue, unmounted pane of six, fresh and fine. (Isf K7-K12)

1916, Ottoman League of the Red Crescent, Third Issue, unused original gum set of six, with additional 5k single, o.g. strip of five of the 100 p / 10 p values (this with some creasing in places), unused strip of ten, unmounted 5 k / 40pa block of four, and unused block of four with misplaced red surcharge, some small flaws, else a fine group. (Isf K13-17)

1916, Ottoman League of the Red Cross, Third Issue, small sheet of twenty, with four of each 10pa value, unused, without gum, a few shorter perfs and surface abrasions, else fine. (Isf K13/17)

1928, Turkish Society for the Protection of Children, undenominated De La Rue essay on ungummed paper, approximately 40mm x 50mm, attractive and fine.

1955, Turkish Society for the Protection of Children, complete set of eleven, unmounted original gum, fresh bright colours, the top three values being upper margin singles, fine. (Isf C91/101)

1927-32, Turkish Aviation Society, group of over sixty stamps in singles, pairs, and blocks of four, with errors and varieties including imperforate between pairs and blocks, noting sets including 1930 Surcharges as singles, with some multiples (Mi. 15/20, Isf T15/21), 1933 set in unmounted blocks of four (Mi 24/6), 1933 unmounted set of singles (Mi 27/29), etc, an interesting group, mostly fine.

1923/58, Turkish Society for the Protection of Children, a near-complete collection, over 125 singles plus blocks and souvenir sheets, with all major sets unmounted mint, including 1942 and 1948 sets in blocks of four, some faults in places, a valuable assembly, overall quite fresh and fine.

1923/52, Turkish Red Crescent, collection of mostly unmounted stamps, comprising approximately 80 singles and 15 blocks, including 1944/45 and 1946 sets in unmounted blocks of four, 1952 imperforate miniature sheet, etc, some small flaws, else a fine and high-cataloguing group.