2 pi. black on thin paper coloured through, a splendid mint 'foot-to-foot' tête-bêche block of four. Large margins all round, of excellent fresh colour and appearance, with large part og. Exceptional and very rare multiple.
Auction 186-190
By: Corinphila Auction AG
Corinphila Auction AG Auction 186-190
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Lot #1354 - türkei
2 pi. black on thin blue paper coloured through, second printing, a mint reconstruction of the Transfer Block of 12 types, together with six used examples. A fresh and generally fine group Mi = EUR 3'500+.
Lot #1355 - türkei
5 pi. black on thin red rose paper, a fine used example marginal from side of sheet, lightly cancelled by 'battal' in blue. Exceptional.
Lot #1356 - türkei
5 pi. black on rose red on thin paper, two examples used on 1864 registered cover to Istanbul tied by dotted 'battal' cancellations in blue-green. Flap missing but a very fine and rare first printing usage on letter of impeccable provenance.
Provenance: Collections Filmer, Bombieri, 'Bosforo', Kuyas and Count Kinsky.
Lot #1357 - türkei
5 pi. black on thin red paper coloured through, a superb used horizontal strip of four with large margins all round cancelled by 'battal' in black. A rare and most attractive multiple. Ex collection Count Kinsky.
Lot #1358 - türkei
5 pi. black on thin red paper coloured through, 2nd printing, a fine mint vertical 'head-to-head' tête-bêche pair with horizontal dividing line but without Control Band. Minor bend but fresh and fine, large part original gum. Rare.
Lot #1359 - türkei
5 pi. black on thin yellow paper with colour showing through, Error of Colour (printed in colour of the issued 20 paras), with blue Control overprint. A fine used example of a very scarce stamp. Cert. Isfila (2009).
Lot #1360 - türkei
5 pi. black on thin pale rose paper coloured through, a fine horizontal pair with right hand stamp showing 'Beser' for 'Bes' variety (see Basaran page 89) used on small piece with horizontal pair of 2 pi. black on blue cancelled by dotted 'battal' in black. Rare. Ex Wallner (1948).
Lot #1361 - türkei
5 pi. black on rose red thin paper coloured through, second printing, a mint reconstruction of the Transfer Block of 12 types, together with six used examples displayed to show the complete blue Control band, generally fresh and fine, a scarce group Mi = EUR 5'400.
Lot #1362 - türkei
1863/1914c: Collection with First Issues including 20 pa. black on yellow tête-bêche pairs (5) mint, 20 pa. mint (4) and used (5), 1 pi. with Proof on quadrille paper on 'used' piece, 1 pi. slate mint (8) and used (6), 2 pi. with tête-bêche pairs mint (4), 2 pi. mint (4 incl. a horizontal pair), used (9), 5 pi. with mint tête-bêche pair, 5 pi. mint (4) and used (5) and a cover with 1 pi. and 2 pi; some Duloz issues including Proofs and...
Lot #1363 - türkei
1865 (Jan): Duloz 5 pi. carmine, a fresh mint example with variety 'Inverted Overprint', fresh and fine, large part og. Listed by Gibbons (Gi 15a = £ 400), unlisted by Michel and most probably of Colour Trial status, nevertheless a fine and rare stamp.
Lot #1364 - türkei
1865 (Jan): Duloz 25 pi. vermilion, album page with mint examples (3, one particularly fine with vivid colour) and fine used examples (5). A scarce stamp Mi = EUR 2'900.
Lot #1365 - türkei
1867: Duloz unissued set - six imperforate Proofs of all values (the 5 piastre value does not exist thus), with 10 pa. green, 20 pa. orange (some aging), 1 pi. in unissued colour of brown and another in grey-lilac, 2 pi. in blue and 25 pi. in orange. A rare set.
Lot #1366 - türkei
1867 (June): Duloz unissued 25 pi. vermilion, a fine mint example of good colour centred to base, with large part original gum. A key adhesive of Turkish philately, rare Mi = EUR 5'000.
Lot #1367 - türkei
1867: Duloz unissued set - the comprehensive selection on album page with issued 2 pi. mint (4) and used (4), 5 pi. mint (6) and used (3), unissued with 10 pa. green block of four and an imperforate pair, imperforate 1 pi. lilac with 5 pi. overprint error (Mi IIIF var), and the rare 25 pi. vermilion mint (cert. Robineau 2009). A fine highly catalogued selection Mi = EUR 5'500+.
Lot #1368 - türkei
1868 (Oct): Duloz 10 pa. red lilac, perf. 13¼, a fine mint block of four, good fresh colour and large part og Mi = EUR 520+.
Lot #1369 - türkei
1868 (Oct): Duloz 10 pa. red-lilac, perf. 13¼, used example with variety 'Inverted Overprint', lightly cancelled leaving the variety clear. A fine and scarce stamp Mi = Unpriced.
Lot #1370 - türkei
1872: Duloz 1 pi. yellow postal stationery envelope used from Van to Istanbul, up-rated with 1870/71 5 pi. pale blue and Postage Due 2 pi. brown all tied by double framed all Arabic VAN handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 3) in blue-green. Slight aging but a rare usage.
Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6477.
Lot #1371 - türkei
1874/75: Imperforate Proof of the Duloz 10 pa. values printed on thin card paper in pale lilac, also an overprint only Proof on thin card paper (both items ex the late Max Platinga collection), and a fine overprint only Proof for the 20 pa. value in a block of four on thick card paper. A rare and most unusual group.
Lot #1372 - türkei
1875: Duloz 10 pa. lilac in two horizontal pairs used in combination with 1 pi. yellow, one stamp with contemporarily trimmed corner, all used on attractive 1877 cover from Kars to Istanbul tied by five strikes of double framed all Arabic KARS handstanmps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 79) and by Stamboul arrival cds in black. A great rarity of Ottoman philately. Signed Nakri.
Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (...
Lot #1373 - türkei
1875: Duloz 10 pa. lilac and strip of three 20 pa. green used with 1869/71 Postage Due 1 pi. brown, perf. 5-11, tied by three fine strikes of triple framed all Arabic ERZURUM handstamps (Coles & Walker fig. 50). A fine and most attractive cover. Signed Nakri.
Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6469.
Lot #1374 - türkei
1875: Duloz 10 pa. lilac single and pair used with 1 pi. yellow and Postage Due 1869/71 2 pi. used on cover, two small pieces cut out at top of envelope, from Ardahan to Istanbul tied by three bold strikes of double framed ARDAHAN handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 165). A rare cover. Signed Nakri.
Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6497.
Lot #1375 - türkei
1876: Duloz 20 pa. green, a magnificent block of twelve on reverse of cover from Van to Istanbul tied by six strikes of rare all Arabic framed VAN handstamps struck in green (Coles & Walker fig. 3) and by Stamboul arrival datestamp in black. A wonderful and rare cover. Signed Nakri.
Provenance: 'Cihangir' collection, Corinphila sale 124 (October 2000), lot 6476.
Lot #1376 - türkei
1876 (April): Proof for the overprint only, a fine horizontal pair on thick card paper, prepared for the issued Duloz 20 paras value. Scarce and most unusual.
Lot #1377 - türkei
1871/74: Covers with primarily Duloz issue frankings (6) with two from Tekirdag (Rodosto) with one franked by 1869 1 pi. yellow tied by framed all arabic handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 111), similar franking but with additional 10 pa. lilac pair also to Constantinople; three further Duloz covers with 1½ pi. or 3 pi. double rate usages with adhesives all cancelled by rectangular framed IZMIR 81 in black. Condition varies but generally fine...
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