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Lot 3387 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3387 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Turkey Andrinople 1860: PC "3707" on 10c +40c Empire & CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 9.MAI.60 + red boxed PD (Paye a Destination, Paid to Destination), entire folded letter written in French "Andrinople le 5 Mai 1860" (Thrace), sent to GRENOBLE 17.MAI.60. Sender's handstamp "JOSEPH SABET" in blue, R & VF

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Lot 3380 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3380 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Greece Macedonia Salonica Military 1904: CORR. D'ARMEES SALONIQUE FR. 18.JUIN.04 (Θεσσαλονίκη, Military Section of the French P.O.) on 5c "Blanc du Levant" on picture postcard (Les Dardanelles, vue du village de Madytos, Thrace, ed. P.L. Dermond), sent to Paris, ex Mascini collection, R & VF

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Lot 3365 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3365 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Greece Macedonia Salonica 1780: "Salonique" handwritten on entire folded letter sent from "Salonique le 3 Août 1780" (Θεσσαλονίκη) to Marseille via Semlin. "D'AUTRICHE" marking and "SANITATIS SICILLUM" disinfection seal on wax. Notice "Par le Courrier de Semlin" (Serbia) and accountancy markings, RRR & VF-Sup

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Lot 3401 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3401 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Turkey Mersina 1885: MERSINA TURQUIE D'ASIE 4.JANV.85 on 25c "Sage", mourning cover sent to ΣΥΡΟΣ 29.ΣΕΠΤ.1885 (Syros, Cyclades Greece) via SMYRNE TURQUIE D'ASIE 7.JANV.85, R & F-VF

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Lot 3352 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3352 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Greece Crete Canea 1903: LA CANEE CRETE 29.AOUT.03 (Χανιά, N&G 86/2) on 40c "Crète", registered cover with octagonal R-marking & octagonal AR (Avis de Reception, Return Receipt), sent to LE MAS D' AGENAIS 7.SEPT.03, readdressed to ANGERS 9.9.03, RRR & Sup

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Lot 3391 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3391 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Turkey Constantinople 1905: CORR. D'ARMEES CONSTANTINOPLE FR. 24.JUIL.05 (Istanbul, Military Section of the French P.O.) on 10c "Mouchon du Levant", picture postcard (Mosquee du Sultan Achmet), sent to Orleans, R & VF

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Lot 3381 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3381 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Greece Macedonia Salonica Military 1909: CORR. D'ARMEES SALONIQUE FR .23.DEC.09 (Θεσσαλονίκη, Military Section of the French P.O.), postcard to Marseille. This postmark was used by the French Post Office of Salonica for the mail of marines mainly and other militaries' passing by Salonica, R & Sup

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Lot 3367 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3367 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Greece Macedonia Salonica 1853: LES DARDANELLES (POSTES) 6.SEPT.53 (Turkey) on entire folded letter with dateline 'Salonique le 1er Septembre 1853'. Rate markng '10' in black and boxed 'PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE' in red, to MARSEILLE 16.SEPT.53, R & VF

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Lot 3404 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3404 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Turkey Smyrna 1745: Entire folded letter written by the French Consul in Smyrna Gaspar de Peleran to "Monsieur le Capitaine Corte, a son Bord", very interesting text in French, about an attack of a French ship by the English from Vourla (corsairs?): "A Smyrne le 24 Juillet 1745 a 5heures apres midy. Nous avons vus monsieur la chasse que vous avez eue des anglais depuis le Golfe d'Ourla jusqu'à l'endroit ou vous avez juge à propos de mouiller, et comme il nous semble que vous avez esté cannoné en vue et à la portée du Canon du chateau, il conviendrait que vous engageassiez vos passagers Turcs de venir avec vous pour deposer pardevant le Cady sous ce qui s'est passé a cet egard, afin que ca porte endoit informée et qu'elle mette ordre a pareils attentats. Cette formalité vous pourra faire prendre une journée, mais le bien du Service l'exige absolument. Je vous attends donc avec quatre ou cinq de vos passagers evalués tres parfaitement. Monsieur votre tres humble & tres obeissant serviteur. Peleran", RRR & VF

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Lot 3394 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history -  Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Lot 3394 - france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history - Collectio (Alexandre Galinos) Auction #76

Turkey Constantinople Galata 1906: CONSTANTINOPLE GALATA POSTE FRANCse 17.9.06 on strip of 3x5c Postage Due stamps (Chiffre Taxe), R & Sup

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france (levant and colonies) france - levant postal history