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20pa black on brick-red, with blue control band at top and bottom, mint TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF SIX (head-to-head), some usual defects, a very fine & rare mint multiple
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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THE KUYAS STRIP
5pi black on reddish brown, with blue control bands at foot, STRIP OF SEVEN & two vertical tête-bêche strips of three & one single all tied to large cover front, apparently the stamps do not belong to the cover, an unusual item
Provenance: Passer, Brandt & Kuyas
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TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR
2pi black on red brown, with blue control bands foot to foot, used tête-bêche block of four (Types I-II/VII-VIII) on small fragment, showing attractive plate flaw, very fine & an extremely rare used multiple (4)
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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20pa black on brick red, without control band, mint TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR (head-to-head) (Types VIII-IX/XI-X), some usual creases as expected with these thin paper issues, a very fine & rare mint multiple
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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5pi black on red-brown, blue control band at foot, used single & single on fragment with normal pair, each showing "double ornament on left" variety, fine & rare varieties
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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2pi black on brown & 1pi black brown, blue control bands at foot, both neatly tied on folded entire by clear "battal" applied on arrival, very fine & a scarce usage
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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20pa black on brick red, without control band, mint right sheet marginal TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR (head-to-head) (Types III-II/IV-V), some usual creases as expected with these thin paper issues, a very fine & a rare mint multiple
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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5pi black on red-brown, with blue control band at bottom, tied by neat blue "battal" on envelope to Constantinople, cover crease, a very fine cover
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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5pi black on red-brown, no control band, unused showing "double ornament on left" variety, fine & a rare variety
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR
20pa black on brick red, postage due, without a control band, unused TÊTE-BÊCHE BLOCK OF FOUR (Types III-II/IV-V) without gum, showing two tête-bêche pairs head to head & dramatic pre-printing paper flaw, very fine & a rare block (4) (Isfila Specialised No. 11 BV24)
europe turkey toughra issue 1863-65 2nd printing: tax - thin paper |
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