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Auction: 1027 - Autumn Collector's Series
Lot: 1504

Turkey The City Post of Constantinople - The Otto Hornung Gold Medal Collection Third Period - Stamps with Overprint 1877 (23 Aug.) envelope registered from Dedeagac (Alexandroupolis, Greece) to Istanbul bearing 1875 1pi. yellow and perf. 5-11 1/2 Postage Due 1pi. with single blue double ring dedeagac (Coles and Walker 1) cancellation, on reverse 1pi. yellow with blue Shehir type III overprint applied for local delivery and tied by oval "baghtche capussi" datestamp; the envelope with lower-left corner missing, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo Estimate £ 300-350

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£300