1863 5 gurush Tughra, die proof in black, with 2013 Isfila certificate stating that it is in fact a forgery, fine and nevertheless scarce reference item (ex-Anthony Fraser collection, Corinphila sale 156 (Oct 2008), lot 5344) -
United States & Worldwide Stamps
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions United States & Worldwide Stamps
We are pleased to present our January 14-15 sale of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World.
You are invited to browse through this select offering of 1400 lots representing virtually every area of International Philately.
The United States section ranges from Special Printings to better cacheted FDCs. Foreign Countries include Western Europe, with Austria, France and Colonies, and specialized German Area (with excellent Locals and Occupation Issues). Great Britain and British Commonwealth are also well represented. In addition, there are numerous rarities from South America, Asia, including China and Japan, Eastern Europe and Russia. As always there are over 120 large lots and collections, balances of estates and much more.
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Lot #1169 - Turkey
1876 small cover from Egin to Dersaadet, franked on back with 2 Pres on 2g pale orange, tied by negative "Egin Posta Subesi 1288" handstamp, with corresponding pmks alongside, minor cover flaws, otherwise fine, with 2012 Isfila cert. (Isfila 94, Michel 25). Egin (Kemaliye today) is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Egin was settled by Armenians who emigrated from Van...
Lot #1170 - Turkey
1893 (15 Mar) cover from Mamuretu-I-Aziz to USA, franked with diagonal half of 2 gurush brownish yellow, tied by cds, with Galata/Deersaadet transit and Fitchburg arrival pmks on back, fine usage, with 2012 Isfila cert. (Isfila 157, Mi.72var) -
Lot #1171 - Turkey
1911 Sultan's Visit to Macedonia, four covers and a parcel receipt, franked with total of 18 overprinted adhesives (one faulty) mostly "Monastir", others "Uskub" and "Pristina", one registered to Switzerland, others used internally, except the parcel card which is sent from Monastir to Bucharest, with Romanian postage due added on arrival, fine and rare group. The stamps were issued to commemorate the visit of Sultan Resat Seyahat Hatira's...
Lot #1172 - Turkey
1920 (11 Oct) cover (opened for display), registered from Paris to Geyve, Turkey, refused and returned, with a myriad of transit pmks on back, including Galata, Istanbul, Biledjik, Geive, Ada-Pazar, Mersule, arriving back in Paris on 7 March, 1921. A fine cover of historical interest (with description and routes indicated alongside), rare -
Lot #1173 - Turkey
1921 (1 Nov) cover from Eski-Chehir (Eskisehir) to Istanbul, franked with diagonal half of 5 piaster violet, tied by blue departure pmk, with Izmid censor and Ineboli arrival, endorsed "return to sender," fine and scarce usage from Anatolia, ex-Bloch, Passer collections -
Lot #1174 - Turkey
1926 Ataturk issue complete, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $800
Lot #1175 - Turkey
1930 Ankara-Sivas Railroad overprints, complete set, n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $950
Lot #1176 - Turkey semi-postals
1935 Suffragists, complete set n.h., fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $750
Lot #1177 - Turkey semi-postals
1935 Suffragists, complete set of 15, each stamp cancelled on piece, fine-v.f., -
Cat. Val. $427
Lot #1178 - Turkey postage dues
1865-71 specialized accumulation of 600+ mostly unused, with varieties, cancels, multiples etc., many better items incl. 25pi bister brown and others, generally fine or better, Mi. -
Cat. Val. €12,000
Lot #1179 - Turkey postage dues
1869 1pi and 2pi bistre brown, two different, fine-v.f., very rare, -
Cat. Val. $1,350
Lot #1180 - Turkey postage dues
1869 1pi and 2pi bistre brown, brown border, unused without gum, fine, -
Cat. Val. $1,000
Lot #1181 - Turkey postage dues
1869 2pi bister brown, brown border, block of four, fresh and fine, rare (catalogue value for singles), ex-K. Alanyali (Corinphila sale 106 Sept 1998, lot 9388) -
Cat. Val. $1,800
Lot #1182 - Turkey postage dues
1914 set of four, each perforated "Specimen", fine-v.f. -
Lot #1183 - Turkey local issues
1865 (23 Dec) outer FL (extensively restored) from Galata to Phanar, paying the local rate of 20 Paras (four 5p adhesives), with additional repairs (cancel repainted), fine appearance (inside penciled : "the first letter I received by the local post (God be praised) in the Turkish Constantinople") -
Lot #1184 - Turkey occupation of thessaly military issues
1898 during the Greco-Turkish War 1897-1898, a set of six-sided stamps were issued for use by the Turkish Army during the occupation of the Greek State of Thessaly. These stamps were eventually used in 13 cities. A collection of cancellations on and off cover, various postmarks incl. Bababogazi, Domakos, Halmiros, Kalabaka, Kardice, Larissa, Phanari, Pharsala, Tournavos, Trikhala, Velestin and Volos. Included are an unused set of sheets,...
Lot #1185 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green on gray, handstamped "Imprime", block of 16, h.r., with some perf. strengthening in places, fine and rare multiple, ex-T. Kuyas, A. Garmiryan and K. Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri certificate (Isfila 142, Michel 64aA) -
Lot #1186 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green and gray, horizontal strip of three, two left stamps overprinted in red, right stamp overprinted in black, unused without gum, fine and rare, ex-Kuyas, Garmiryan and Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri cert. ("this is extremely rare strip of three, one of the highlights of the 1891 Imprime issue") (Pulhan 109b,109) -
Lot #1187 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green on gray, handstamped "Imprime," single, pair and strip of three, tied on piece by bilingual "Stamboul-Depart" cancels; also another fragment, with 10pa, 20pa and pair and single of 1pi, fine lot, with Nakri certificate (Isfila 142-144, Michel 64aA.65A,66aA) -
Lot #1188 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green & gray, tied by circular handstamp on a complete 4-page newspaper (in Arabic), inside franked with additional Turkish revenue issue, fine and scarce -
Lot #1189 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green on gray, handstamped "Imprime," block of four, also 10pa block of eight, used on piece, fine, with 2009 Isfila and Nakri certificates (Isfila 136,142, Michel 59A,64aA) -
Lot #1190 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa, 20pa (blue overprint) and 2pi, all tied by "Constantinople-Depart" cancels on Bulgarian newspaper (printed in Constantinople) sent to Adrianople, v.f. and rare, as this is the only known recorded 20pa with blue overprint on document, with 2009 Nakri cert. -
Lot #1191 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green and gray, blue handstamp, horizontal pair, h.r., fine and rare multiple, signed Buhler, ex-Kuyas, Garmiryan and Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri cert. (Isfila 147, Mi.64bA) -
Lot #1192 - Turkey newspaper stamps
1891 10pa green and gray, blue handstamp, horizontal pair, h.r., fine and rare multiple, signed Buhler, ex-Kuyas, Garmiryan and Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri cert. (Isfila 147, Mi.64bA) -
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