1876 small cover from Egin to Dersaadet, franked on back with 2 Piastres 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...
U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers
Cherrystone's February Sale is comprised of 1426 lots of important stamps and postal history of the World, including United States, British Commonwealth, Europe, Asia and South America. There are numerous rarities from China, France, German World War II Occupation Issues, Great Britain, Italy and Italian Colonies, Mongolia, Russia with Zemstvo Postal History and Soviet Union, Switzerland, Liberia, Turkey, Large Lots and Collections, and much more. A limited number of printed catalogues are available. Lots on view at galleries, by appointment.
Please note that this four-session auction (at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day) takes place on Tuesday andWednesday, February 23-24, 2016 - at our New York 57th Street Auction Galleries and on CherrystoneLive (www.cherrystoneauctions.com/live). Cherrystone Auctions 119 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 USA.(800) 886.9313 (212) 977.7734; www.cherrystoneauctions.com; [email protected]
Lot #1235 - Turkey Turkey
1911 Sultan's Visit to Macedonia, the complete set of 124 stamps, featuring the overprints for Monastir, Pristina, Salonique and Uskub, postage and newspaper stamps, generally l.h., fresh, fine-v.f. (Mi.181-211, €4,800) -
Cat. Val. $2,833
Lot #1236 - Turkey 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 Sultan Resat Seyahat Hatira's visit. Only...
Lot #1237 - Turkey 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 -
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Lot #1238 - Turkey 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 -
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Lot #1239 - Turkey Turkey
1950-75 selection of 25 different errors all in blocks of four, including imperf., part perf., misperforated, also colors omitted or shifted, n.h., each with normal single for comparison -
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Lot #1240 - Turkey TURKEY Postage Dues
1863-1936 balance of the specialized collection on pages, hundreds of used and unused stamps, arranged in chronological order using Scott's, Pulko and Barak catalogues, with 70 copies from the first issue, Duloz arranged by types and perforations, with some blocks of four and larger, imperforate and part perforate varieties, later issues with better stamps, proofs, specimens, inverted and double overprints (Scott's J59-62), fractional usages...
Lot #1241 - Turkey TURKEY Postage Dues
1869 1pi and 2pi bistre brown, two different, fine-v.f., very rare, -
Cat. Val. $1,350
Lot #1242 - Turkey TURKEY Postage Dues
1869 2pi bister brown, brown border, block of four, fresh and fine, rare, ex-K. Alanyali, -
Cat. Val. $1,800
Lot #1243 - Turkey 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 -
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Lot #1244 - Turkey TURKEY Newspaper Stamps
1891 10pa green and gray, red overprint inverted, horizontal pair, h.r., v.f., ex-Kuyas, Garmiryan and Alanyali collections with 2009 Nakri cert. -
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Lot #1245 - Turkey TURKEY Newspaper Stamps
1891 10pa green and gray, handstamped in red and black, both inverted, block of four, h.r. with some perf. separations reinforced, irregular perfs, fine and rare unrecorded variety, ex-Garmiryan and Alanyali collections, with 2009 Nakri cert. -
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Lot #1246 - Turkey TURKEY Newspaper Stamps
1891 20pa rose on gray, black "imprime" overprint inverted, block of four, double horizontal perforations between stamps, unused without gum, fine, with 2009 Nakri certificate (Isfila 143, Michel 65aA) -
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Lot #1247 - Turkey TURKEY Occupation of Thessaly
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 #1248 - Turkey TURKEY TURKEY IN ASIA
1921 1pi green, handstamped, used, fine and rare stamp, signed Pulhan, Nakri, etc., ex-Passer, Platinga (Mi.710, €350) -
Cat. Val. $300
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