1920, l. green block of 30 with inverted overprint, mint never hinged, few small, light tone spots that show mainly on reverse only except along center row of horizontal perfs where the block has been folded, otherwise fine
Heinrich Köhler Auction 376 - Day 2
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Lot #1850 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "1 ½", good margins all around with large part of adjoining stamp at bottom, used on folded lettersheet from Constantinople to Broussa with oval "CONSTANTINOPOLI * POSTA DEI PIROSCAFI OTTOMANI P.P" alongside, a fine and attractive cover, certificate du Vachat (2009)
Provenance: The Pasha Collection of Islamic Stamps and Postal History (Spink 2011)
depicted in S. Ringstrom...
Lot #1851 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues
The "Admiralty" stamp with manuscript "3" amended in red crayon to "2", somewhat irregularly cut with part of adjoining stamp at top, on folded lettersheet dated July 4. 1860 from Constantinople to Brousse with "P.P." anchor canceller alongside, minor ageing on reverse, a fine and attractive entire, certificate Scheller (2009)
Lot #1852 - thrace Turkey - Ship mail issues
1868 Lithographed 2 piastre black on green glazed paper, fresh colour with superb large margins, used on small piece with part of 'Joly' handstamp in blue (Mr. Joly presided over the Company), a fine example of this rare stamp, certificate du Vachat (2010)
Lot #1853 - thrace Turkey - former Ottoman territories:
GREECE: "KATAFI KARYESI POSTA SUBESI 1313", clear violet negative seal on horizontal pair 1901, 20 pa. red on reverse of cover to Romania with Bukarest transit mark next to the franking; a vertical cover crease affecting the pair slightly. One of the rarest cancellations of Ottoman Empire, this is the only complete strike of this cancellation and the only recorded entire
Lot #1854 - thrace Turkey - former Ottoman territories:
Post in Lebanon: „BEYT SEBAB“, clear negative seal in black on cover with horizontal pair 20 pa. rose to Germany with arrival Mark “LANGENBERG 5.10.04”, cover vertical fold and rough opened at top, otherwise fine
Lot #1855 - thrace Turkey - former Ottoman territories:
MAKEDONIA: "KALKAN.DE/5 AOUT" (1894), clear strike of double ring date stamp (first type) on postcard to Switzerland with Lausanne arrival mark on front, fine and rare, certificate Nakri
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