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Lot 397 |
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Turkey, 1865-1956 specialized collection in four volumes, replete with multiples and varieties commencing with extensive Duloz issues including 1865 25pi unused with o.g. and used, 1869 10pa imperf pair used and 5pi sheet of 100 unused, 1876 "5 pre" on 5pi blocks of fifty (2) unused, 1880 20pa blocks of fifty (2) and 1pi blocks of eighty and twenty unused, 1886 25pi black and pale gray unused, 1890 1pi blocks of 20pa booklet pane of six unused, 1914 200pi Sultan Mohammed V unused o.g., 1915-16 Star and Crescent overprints specialized with perforations, 1917 Postage Due overprints on 1865 issue 20pa to 25pi unused, 1917 5pa (13) and 10pa (21) unissued stamps study of their use as paper money including originals, 1918 Armistice issue complete unused and used, 1923 10pa to 10pi Izmir Fair (Mi. 793-798) unused and on piece with special Sultan cancellation in red, 1923-25 Republic issue with imperfs and 10pi vertical marginal pair imperf horizontally unused o.g. as well as a study of the perfs, 1924 Lausanne Peace issue complete unused and used, 1930 (Aug.) surcharges complete unused and used, 1935 Congress of Women's Alliance unused o.g. (2 sets), some faults but overall Fine to Very Fine. A wonderful opportunity to build on years of study with many hard to find items of a highly unusual nature.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
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Lot 398 |
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Turkey, 1916 General Post Office issue (345-349, 418, B42-B45), the outstanding study of perforations housed in one volume which consists of the exhibition collection well written up and much back up material on stock pages, among the highlights are 5pa to 5pi imperf pairs, bisected 5pi on pieces (2), "T" (Postage Due) h.s. on 20pa used, and large multiples, Fine to Very Fine. Pulko catalogue (2005) $4000.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
This collection was the subject of an article by Martin R. Doring, "Turkey, Perforation Varieties of the Old General Post Office of Constantinople Issue of 1916 " which appeared in the American Philatelist, Vol. 117, No. 5 (May 2003), pp. 422-425.
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Lot 399 |
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Turkey, Postal Stationery 1869-2000, the outstanding collection in two volumes, unused and used, including 1869 first issue unused (18) and used (5), 1877 20pa card used to U.S.A., 1880 20pa + 20pa reply paid card unused, 1881 20pa + 20oa reply paid cards with "Shehir" overprints unused (4), 1895 1pi letter card with error "appliqner" instead of "appliquer", 1902 20pa and 1pi envelopes unused (10), 1914 1pi registered envelopes unused (both sizes) and used, fine range of 1916 Star and Crescent overprints unused (15) and used (11), 1922 2pi brown cards with 20pa charity surcharges in black and red both unused, 1922 3pi letter cards (2) and envelope with 1pi charity surcharges (1 in red) unused. A remarkable assembly from which the original Higgins engage classification was made.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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TURKEY - EARLY CLASSIC ASSORTMENT, Small group of primarily first issue singles (including postage dues), plus a few others. Mint & used (primarily), plus a couple sets and mint blocks totaling 31 items on dealer pages. Scott 2006 $3,200.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Turkey, Cancellations 1865-1930 (c.), housed in one large album neatly arranged by type and town, all identified, all with clear part to complete strikes; also literature (7 books) including Coles and Walker, Postal Cancellations of the Ottoman Empire, Parts 1-4.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Turkey, U.P.U. Presentation books 1957-74, comprising XIV (2), XV, XVI, and XVII (4) Congresses, apparently complete, and mainly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Turkey: Contraband ("Katchak") overprints 1868-88, neatly mounted collection of more than 500 stamps, some with additional local circle type overprint, different color overprints and seemingly endless array of permutations of stamps and overprints, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Turkey- Balance of specialized collection, neatly presented on more then 40 binders, mostly middle to later issues, but also including cancellations, postal stationery 1871-1916, Foreign Post Offices in the Turkish Empire, Occupation issues, Airmails with flown covers, Cilicia, and some early Syria, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Turkey, Pre-philatelic cover collection 1841-59, comprising 8 folded covers with various negative seals, mostly postal, including Aleppo and Mosul, fair to fine strikes.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Turkey, Cover collection 1848-1946, housed in four volumes and well presented with all periods represented on a wide range of issues including Toughra and Duloz, fascinating range of usages including used abroad with Holy Land, wide variety of cancellation types with seals including Jaffa (Brandt XVII/14) and Ghazir (1917c. censored cover to USA), numerous registered, censored, parcel cards, picture postcards, and a couple of early bisects, mostly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Turkey in Asia, An unused and used collection 1920-22, comprising over 300 stamps with multiples, varieties, cancellations, and bisects (3 on separate pieces), including 1920 500pi handstamped "Osmanili Postalari 1336" unused (Scott 23; 1993 Tops Certificate), 1921 Adana overprint issue on Postage Due 5pa to 1pi unused (not guaranteed), and 1922 litho 10pa to 500pi unused with o.g., mainly Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Turkey, Greek Post Offices: 1863-72, folded covers (4) from Athens or Syra (3) to Constantinople bearing Second Athens 10lep + 40lep, two such frankings, and later cleaned plates 40lep overlapping singles (2) and single franking, applied as Dues and tied by "Konstantin/Tourkia" c.d.s., also 1865 folded cover from Chios to Syra bearing 20lep cancelled on arrival, large margins to in, a few covers faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Turkey, Foreign Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1867-1942, an extensive collection well presented in two albums with unused and used, cancellations, covers, and postal stationery, including Austrian, British with 1902 90pa on 5d to 12pi on 2s6d overprinted "Specimen", French with fine range of individual offices overprinted and surcharged, German with 1884 10pa on 5pi to 2½pi on 50pf unused, 1900 10pa on 5pf to 25pi on 5m unused and used, Italian, Polish, Roumanian, and Russian with 1906 envelope of four cancelled by "R.O.P.I.T./Jerusalem" c.d.s. in violet, also shipping companies with T.B. Morton (10) and D.D.S.G. Parcel stamps (26), Eastern Roumelia, Greek Occupation and Administration and Hatay, a few faults but generally Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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UAE & MIDDLE EAST COVERS, Over 140 commercial covers, from UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Qatar & Trucial States (Fujeira, Dubai, & Umm Al Qiwain), sent to U.S., most being sent Registered. Many good frankings. F-VF group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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ZANZIBAR POSTAL HISTORY GROUP, 40+ covers, and picture postcard's, in a cover binder, including usages from Weta Island & small towns, e.g. Mkoni, Ngambo, Mkoani, Chake-Chake and Wete. Several Registered covers with multiple values and destinations. Interesting group of covers, with a an estimated retail priced of $1,200.
Estimate 300 - 400
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