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Auction: 1016 - Important Stamps & Covers
Lot: 143

Turkey 1863-1949 valuable mint and used collection in five albums contained in a carton, including pre-stamp entires, 1863-64 with 20pa. téte-bêche pair, 1pi. on part entire, Duloz type with 1865 25pi. unused and used, Postage Due 25pi. mint and used (2 of each), 1867 prepared for use but not issued 25pi. (defective but extremely rare), 1868-76 25pi., 1868 Postage Due 20pa. strip of three used on envelope, 25pi. unused and used, 1876 5pres. on 5pi. used, Istanbul local Post overprints, Sultan Murad 1876 25pi. unused and used, 1880-84 "1 piastres" unused block of four, 1884-86 5pi. error of colour, 25pi., 1886 25pi. used, 1890 2pi., 1892 20pa. rose and 1pi. unused blocks of four, 1892 Printed Matter 5pi., 1901 Foreign Mail 25pi. (2), 50pi. (2), 1901 Printed Matter Internal and Foreign Mail sets, 1908 10pi., 25pi. and 50pi. part original gum and used, 1909-11 5pa. block of four with Djedda c.d.s., 25pi. used, 50pi. part original gum and used, 1911 Essay "1 piastre" surcharges (24 values, Ex Palace Collection), 1913 G.P.O. 10pa. block of four imperf. between, 1912 12pi. booklets with green and red covers, 1913 Adrrianople set perf. "specimen", 1914 200pi. black and green mint and 2 used, five values perf. "specimen" and 25pi., 50pi. and 100pi. imperf. Plate Proofs (signed Saatchi), 1915 star and crescent overprints with errors and covers, 1916-17 set, 1917 Bulls head overprints with many very scarce, 1923 Izmir Conference, 1923-26 5pi. imperf. between vertical pair, values to 500pi. used, 1924 Treaty of Lausanne1926 10pa. to 200g., also 10pa. and 25g. imperf. colour trials perf. "specimen", 1926 Obligatory tax on covers, 1927 Izmir Exhibition, 1928 Izmir Exhibition (except 6g.), used set, 1929-30 New Currency, 1930 Ankara-Sivas Railway, 1933 eighth Zeppelin South America flight cover, 1934 Izmir Fair, 1935 Suffragette set both large part original gum and used, 1945 Census miniature sheet, later issues, Charity issues, Locals, Alaouites, Latakia, Hatay, Eastern Roumelia, Eastern Thrace, Austrian, British, Egyptian, French, German, Italian and Russian Post Offices, Greek Occupation of Anatolia, Syria with Arab Kingdom overprints, etc., mixed condition though a very useful and valuable lot. Photo for selection. (hundreds) Buyer to collect Estimate £ 10,000-12,000

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