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Auction: 1027 - Autumn Collector's Series
Lot: 1476

Turkey The City Post of Constantinople - The Otto Hornung Gold Medal Collection Third Period - Stamps with Overprint 1874 (4 Apr.) envelope from Izmit to Istanbul bearing unoverprinted 1868-72 perf. 5-11 1/2 Postage Due 1pi. with green boxed izmit 81 (Coles and Walker 46) cancellation, on reverse 1pi. with blue type 1 Shehir overprint tied by oval "baghtche capussi" datestamp; the envelope with small faults but fine appearance and scarce. Holcombe opinion (1989). Photo Estimate £ 120-150

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£120