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Auction: 1027 - Autumn Collector's Series
Lot: 1483

Turkey The City Post of Constantinople - The Otto Hornung Gold Medal Collection Third Period - Stamps with Overprint 1875 (7 Oct.) entire letter from Brousse to Istanbul, bearing on reverse unoverprinted 1868-76 10pa. dull purple imperf. between horizontal pair, 1pi. yellow with boxed Brusa (Coles and Walker 142) and 1pi. yellow with blue Shehir type III overprint tied by oval "baghtche capussi" datestamp; two adhesives torn through on opening, nevertheless extremely attractive and rare. Photo Estimate £ 300-400 provenance: Ex Passer

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£300