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GREECE
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1877 (29 Apr) Nauplia - Constantinople, Turkey, Greek post office (5 May) EL taxed "60" + arrival postage due 60 lepta bicolor cancelled romboid. Reverse transited. Fine early usage. |
U$
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300
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RUSSIAN LEVANT
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1881 (Sept) Roti, GEORGIA - Constantinople, Turkey (11 Sept) A bilingual comercial fkd env, cancelled at arrival Russian PO in levant VF + rare origin and desirable item. |
U$
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600
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CHINA
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1943 (22 Sept) Manchuria. Nippon Occup WWII Harbin - Switzerland, Zurich (7 Nov) Registered multifkd env via Turkish Airlines / Siberia, Istambul cds on front (1 Nov) 6 sen block of six. Danish Intern Mission. Pitsaiku Antung. XF + rare. |
U$
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900
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UKRAINE
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1842 (29 March) Berdchiff, Azof Sea, next to Mariupol - France, Paris (15 April) Stampless EL with text via Turkey - Austria. Depart reverse red cachet stline + Austrian marks provenence transits + various mns charge. XF shows, well opened. |
U$
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300
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SOUTH AFRICA
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1901 (22-26 Sept) VRI ZAR, Krugersdorp, Transvaal - Constantinople, Turkey, Pena (22 Oct) 1d red stat card, ZAR oval censor control cachet violet "PBC /KRUGEREDORP" (xxx/R) to Joburg censor cachet destination at Boer War. Fine. |
U$
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750
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PORTUGAL-MOZAMBIQUE
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1942 (26 Sept) Mozambique Company - Beira - Netherlands Vries via Portugal. Undercover mail Istambul Turkey postbust 1034 reverse sender, posted at Beira, S. Africa special censor label, mns (FS) anotation for mail from Portuguese East Africa + Nazi censo |
U$
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300
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China - XX
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1944 (6 Jan) Manchuria Japanese Occup, Hsinking - Luzern, Switzerland. Multifkd Military mixed issues in block used pair + ovptd issue via neutral Turkey Istanbul (19 Febr) out of Nazis or Western allies control. Reverse rolling Istambul cachet outstandin |
U$
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1250
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China - XX
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1943 (17 May) Japanese Ocuppied Manchuria. Hsinking - Switzerland, Luzern (12 July) via neutral flight Turkish Airlines Siberia - URSS - Sophia - Istanbul (5 July) Multifkd ovptd issue red and black ovpts, tied cds. Rarity on cover. VF. |
U$
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1250
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China - XX
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1943 (10 Nov) Japanese Ocuppied Manchuria. Hsinking - Switzerland, Zurich via Siberia - Tiflis (Georgia) Erzerum - Istambul - Sofia - Wien - Basel. Turkish neutral airlines reverse Istanbul (25 Dec 43) Uncensored. VF rare red cross multifkd envelope with |
U$
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600
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China - XX
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1943 (8 Dec) Japanese Occup Manchuria. Hsinking - Switzerland, Luzern via neutral Turkish airlines Istanbul (23 Jan 1944) Multifkd env via Siberia - Georgia - Erzerum Istambul Sofia fkd env block of 8 x 6 fen brown tied cds. Rarity proper comercia usage + |
U$
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450
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SYRIA
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1898 (Febr) Turkish PO, Homs - Switzerland, Azmoos (27 Febr) 1pi green Turkey fkd comercial env, oval native cachet (xxx/R) in superb strike readable condition. Arrival reverse item for coinnoseur. |
U$
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360
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SYRIA
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1916 (24 Nov) Turkish PO. Alep - Switzerland, Lausanne. Director train line Aleppo - Bagdad. Registered multifkd Mosque photo card + arrival WWI. Long explanation text. Great historical item. Report cards from Syria at this time use. Extraordinary rare. |
U$
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300
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ITALIAN Levant
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1909 (27 Oct). Italian Offices in Greece - Turkey. Salonica. Registered multifranked envelope to Wilmersforf, Germany, with small ovptd type seven diff stamps incl 4pi and 20 piasters top value, tied cds + registration label. Most scarce type issue on cov |
U$
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300
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TURKEY
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1916 (3 Febr) Constantinople - Germany, Leipzig (14 Feb) Registered insure for 4,500 piaster multifkd env incl top 200 pi ovptd value + adtl, tied cds (censor cachet + five red wax seals reverse) |
U$
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400
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TURKEY
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1909 (19 Nov) Greece office. Dede Agkadj - Sweden, Stockholm (25 Nov) Registered multifkd env via Istambul at 2pi rate, cds + R-cachets. Arrival reverse. VF. |
U$
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300
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TURKEY
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1919 (22 May) CILICIE issue ovptd, Mersina - Egypt, Cairo. Registered multifkd front and reverse with two censor labels. Italian + arrival cachets. Great multiple rare usage. |
U$
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750
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IRAQ
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1916 (19 Apr) Sopron - Mossul, Iraq (1 Aug 17) Multifkd package stat card + 3 adtls + arrival (x8) Turkish PO stamps. Ashtonishing combination. |
U$
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300
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AUSTRIA - XX
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1916 (14 Febr) Wien - Iraq, Mossul (8 March) Parcel card multifkd stat card + 3 adtls + Turkish PO (x4) ovptd stamps tied cds. Extraordinary combination. Exhibition item. |
U$
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300
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SAUDI ARABIA
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1929 (19 Febr) Turkish PO Djeddah - London, UK (6 March 29) via Port Tanfik (26 Febr) Registered reverse multifkd envleope. VF usage. |
U$
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375
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IRAQ
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1913 (11 Aug) Turkish PO, Baghdad - Mombassa, British East Africa (Sept 7-15) Registered reverse multifkd envelope via Port Taufik - Istambul. |
U$
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400
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