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TURKEY
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1943 (Oct - Nov) WWII. US Embassy at Istambul. Fkd envelope to US, Virginia, Welcome, carried by diplomatic pouch as correctly indicated (!) cancelled at Washington (Nov 10). Rare at peak of WWII. |
U$
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100
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TURKEY
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c. 1919 (9 Feb) Palais Imperial. Local multifkd env / ovptd issues / include block of 4. VF. |
U$
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38
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CROATIA
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1860 (6 Feb) Austrian Period, Rugusa - Constaninople, Austrian Levant PO (17 Feb) Turkey. EL full text, mns annotation on front. Fine and very scarce destination in stampless period mail. |
U$
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125
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AUSTRIAN Levant
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1909 (11 June) Greece / Turkey, Samos, Vathy - UK, London. 10c red stationary card, depart cds. Very scarce origin usage. |
U$
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160
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TURKEY
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1887 (18 Jan) Smyrne - Metelin, Greece. Turkish postal Administration 20 para red stat card "depart cds" type cachet. Scarce. |
U$
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75
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TURKEY
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1916 (26 Apr) Bozkir - Jerusalem, South Turkey private fkd card, arrival crescent star cachet. Bilingual cds. VF. Sent by Russian citizen. |
U$
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175
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PALESTINE
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1896 (29 June) Turkish PO. Safed - Jaffa 20p lilac stat card, blue bilingual cds. Judaica, Jewish written language. |
U$
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100
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LEBANON
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1915 (9 May) WWI Tripoli, Syria - Beyroth (11 May) Turkish fkd card + arrival crescent stat cachet. Fine. |
U$
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95
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TURKEY
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1889 (15 May) Constantinople - London, UK (20 March) 20 para red pair fkd env, tied blue cds. Fine. |
U$
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22
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GREAT BRITAIN
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1881 (July 5) Richmond, Surrey - Turkey, Constantinople, British Levant, Via Varna. Fkd env 6d pl +17 3 1/2p, nice corner cds usage + scarce stamp on cover. |
U$
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225
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GERMANY
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1882 (24 Apr) Ratibor - Constantinople, Turkey (27 Apr) Registered multifkd military envelope, paying registered fee only (mail was free for Germany internal) Envelope bearing 20 pf blue vert pair, cds. |
U$
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115
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YEMEN
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1911 (19 Oct) Turkish PO, Hodeida - Austria, Triest. UPU red stat card, bilingual depart cds + via Alexandria, Egypt (22 Oct) XF usage most readable cds condition. |
U$
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750
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RUSSIAN LEVANT
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1900 (18 March) Lebanon, Syria. Reply half proper stationary card of Russian Levant used back from Aachen, Germany - Beyrouth, Damas, Syria with Turkish, Austrian + Rusian Levant cachets on reverse. Exceptional rarity particulary proper usage. |
U$
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450
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BC - Cyprus
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1939 (7 Nov) Famagusta - Istambul, Beyoglu, Turkey (20 Nov) Fkd private card + poste restante taxed Turkish 6kr blue cds. VF combination usage + censor red depart cachet. |
U$
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300
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ALBANIA
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1914 (28 March) Korce - Constantinople, Turkey. Envelope circulated with provisional "50 para 50" ovptd issue tied cds + arrival cachet. Extraordinary rarity. Ex. |
U$
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4500
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Switzerland - XX
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1929 (22 July) St. Mortiz - Turkey, Constantinople. Multifkd ppc + reverse also fkg cachet. Fine. |
U$
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25
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Italy - XX
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1942 (10 Sept) POW WWII mail. Roma - East Africa British command. Red Cross card + censor dual cachets + stamps erased by censorship + red special cachet. Airmail via Sofia - Istambul (Neutral Turkey) Interesting item of postal history. |
U$
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45
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GERMAN LEVANT
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1904 (4 May) Smyrna (Turkey) Egypt, Raimlah (8 May) Via Alexandrie - Bakelay 20 par red stat card. Rare destination usage. VF + arrival cachets on front. |
U$
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26
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AUSTRIAN Levant
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1906 (30 June) Trapezunt - Switzerland, Zurich (8 July) 20 para ovptd red stat card. VF + scarce origin Turkish Black Sea point. |
U$
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115
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TURKEY
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1891. Aintab (GAZIENTER) - Aleppo, Syria. Fkd envelope 1 piaster bilingual depart + arrival cachets, interesting depart desinfection of intab as Turquie. VF. |
U$
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180
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