388th Auction

1920, Flugpost 30 Rp., sauber gestempelt "AFFOLTERN 9.III.21", einwandfrei. Fotoattest Marchand BPP (2002)

15 Cts., farbfrisch und voll- bis meist breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch blaue Raute. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser mit Befund (1974)

1852, Kleine Ziffern 15 Rp., farbfrisch und breitrandig, leicht entwertet. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser und Attest Rellstab (1978)

1850, Rayon I, 5 Rp. Mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und voll- bis breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch Rosette. Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Attest  (1966)

1850, ORTS-POST 2½  Rp. mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und breitrandig, leicht entwertet durch Teilabschlag "P.P.". Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Attest  (1966)

1850, POSTE LOCALE 2½  Rp. mit Kreuzeinfassung, farbfrisch und voll- bis breitrandig, leicht entwertet "P.P.". Einwandfrei. Signiert Moser-Räz mit Befund  (1956)

1961, CEPT 50 Rp., ungezähnte Druckprobe in schwarz auf weißem Kunstdruckpapier ohne Gummierung. Eine seltene Probe aus dem Bickel-Archiv. (ZU: 379-P)

1924/36, Drei Flugpostkarten, dabei Basel-Bern 27.5.1924, Grenchen-Zürich 13.4.24 und 1.Segelfliegerlager 1936, sauber erhalten

1854, 1. Münchner Druck 40 Rp. mittelgelboliv, allseits weißrandig, entwertet durch schwarze Raute und Teil eines Rundstempels. Befund Rellstab (1975) und Fotoattest Marchand (2002)    

1912, Pro Juventute, alle 3 Werte mit sauberem Stempel "LUTRY 12.XII.12" auf Briefstück (Ansichtskarte mit entfernter Adresse). Die Frankatur ist einwandfrei. Fotoattest Renngli (2015)

1921, Foreign Affairs 5 pia. green typo overprinted 1337 block of four, one stamp mh, others mint never hinged, very fine and scarce. (Isfila catalogue value 1.200,-€++)

1863, Tughra first printing 2 pia. deep blue on thin paper, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with original gum, very fine, certificate Isfila (2017). (isf. cat. value 3.800,-€).

1921, Religious Tribunals 5 pia. ultramarine complete sheet of 25 typo overprinted 1337 without margins as usual, showing all plate varieties, mint never hinged, few perfs tiny crease, otherwise very fine and fresh. In PROFI archive the only recorded complete sheet.

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1900/24, 24 covers & cards including P.O. abroad, Cavalla, Salonique, Levant P.O., censors, registered and incoming mail, mostly different condition

1921, Hejaz railway 1 Pia. green carmine typo overprint 1337, strip of four tied on reverse of parcel card with additional franking on front by 'AKTAGH-MADENI 5.5.21' cds., usual parcel cuts, very fresh and scarce.

Provenienz: M. Mayo (Book p.131)

1921, Five stamps with typo overprint including Imperial Registry Fiscal 2 pia slate, all tied to 20 pa. postal stationery envelope by ‘ANGORA 2 - 4.6.21’ cto., stamps are not cut, envelope opened out for display, very fine and attractive franking.

1900/80, Collection unused including newspaper set 1909, Star and Crescent 1922/23, Red Crescent issues with perforation errors and varieties, air mails 1937, Atatürk sets 1927-1930, Specimen

1900/80, Collection used including good part Turkey in Asia, different overprint Types, bisects, newspaper sets, Star and Crescent 1922/23, Red Crescent, air mails, Atatürk sets, some occasional faults, mostly in good and fresh condition 

1920, Religious Tribunals Fiscal pair and single 1 pia. emerald, all tied by ‘BOZYÜK 10.3.21’ cds. to piece, no cuts, fine and a scarce usage from the later bombed P.O. Bozyük during Turkish civil war. (Isfila cat. value 3.600,-€)

Provenienz: Passer, Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1921, Hejaz 20 pa. on 1 pia. typo overprinted 1337, bottom margin block of four, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce. (Isfila catalogue value 1.520,-€++) In PROFI archive only two blocks of four recorded.

1920/23, Turkey in Asia collection on eight album pages starting with first issues, including Mi.739, 742 mint and used, specialized with inverted and double overprints, shifted overprints and errors, plate flaws catalogued according to the book by Max Mayo

1921, Court fiscal stamp 50 pia. brownish-yellow with 1337 handstamped overprint, unused, very fine. Signed Friedl. (Isf. catalogue value 1.800,-€)

1863, 1 pia. tete-beche pair double bisect cut on bottom and top, tied to large piece by blue ‘Battal’ cancellation with part of address, toned, flaw and tiny faults, otherwise fine and attractive. Tete-beche usages are extremely scarce.

1917, OX-HEAD (PTT) Issues specialized collection on 24 selfmade album pages including a mainly used set, many high values 25 pia. on piece, some blocks und multiples, 19 covers with pure PTT-Frankings, some of them registered to Germany, a collection that is difficult to assemble in such richness.

1862, Tughra 20 pa. yellow, trial printing for the third issue on thin gummed paper with ‘burele’ ground, right sheet marginal block of four (Type C-D/K-L). (The tabulation of the block reports and type are according to Tevfik Kuyas). Very Fine and an extremely rare multiple. (Isfila catalogue value for single stamps 13.300,-€, block of four is unpriced).

Provenienz: K. Alanyali (ex Sultan, D. Feldman 2013, 2019)

1863, Tughra first printing 5 pia. black on rose vertical pair (less than 10 recorded), central blue band, light cancelled blue and black, showing plate flaw ‘missing corner’ on top left. Very fine, apparently only 2 vertical pairs with this variety recorded, an exceptional and rare showpiece. (Isfila Specialised No. 2 BE108, cat. value 15.000,-€)

Provenienz: K. Alanyali (ex Sultan, D. Feldman 2013)

1920, Notarial Fiscal 50 pia. ochre, unused with good perforation for this issue, excellent centered, issued only 3,000 stamps. Signed K.K. Very Fine (Isfila catalogue value 3.000,- €)

1921, Museum 1 Pia. ultramarine typo overprinted 1337 block of four, top stamps showing large 1337 typo variety, bottom stamps normal small type, all mint never hinged, tiny gum spot and crease at bottom left, otherwise very fine, fresh and scarce. For normal typo mint hinged stamps Isfila catalogue value 9.090,-€++

Provenienz: ex Plantinga (Gärtner, 2014)

1921, Finance Fiscal 1 pia. yellow block of ten top margin, variety inverted overprint and the unrecorded variety ‘bottom row of overprint large overprint type instead of small type’. Block with nine stamps mint never hinged, strip unused. Very fine. This special feature was discovered by Max Plantinga and was a highlight of his exhibition collection, from which you can now purchase a complete page with another three-stripe stamp, which perfectly documents the large and small printing types. 

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1920, 3 pia. on 6 pa. deep blue block of four, unused, each stamp light hinged, extremely scarce, signed on hinge ms. Passer (Isfila catalogue value 7.500,- Euro)

Provenienz: Passer, Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1921, Court fiscal stamp 1 pia. ultramarin with 1337 handstamped overprint, unused, fine and scarce, certificate du Vachat (2010). (Isf. catalogue value 1.800,-€)

1921, Religious Tribunals Revenue stamp 1 pia. ultramarin with 1337 handstamped overprint, unused, very fine. Signed AK (A.Kicukis) (Isf. catalogue value 3.600,-€)

1921, Museum 1 pia. ultramarine handstamped 1337, used with part cancellation of 'ANKARA 8', light crease, otherwise fine and visually flawless. A used extremely scarce stamp and important rarity of Angora issues. Signed Nouri and Cert. du Vachat (2010) (Isfila catalogue value 9.000,-)

Provenance: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1921, Museum 5 pia. dull violet 1337 handstamped, tied by 'ANGORA' cds. to piece, not cut and very fine. Important rarity of Turkey in Asia issues. Certificates du Vachat BPP (2000) and P. Behr (2009). (Isfila catalogue value 9.000,-€) In PROFI archive no other used ‘Violet Museum’ on piece recorded.

Provenienz: M.Plantinga (H.Köhler, 2005)

1920, 3 pia. on 6 pa. deep blue, red handstamped block of 50 with margins on three sides, most mint never hinged and very fine, some perfs and 3rd row apart, large blocks of this issue are very scarce. (Isf. catalogue value for mh blocks 12.700,-€). PROFI archive has not recorded larger blocks than four, an important rarity of Turkey in Asia issues.

Provenienz: Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)

1920, Religious Tribunals 50 Pia. grey green Type I & II handstamped 1336, complete sheet of 25 stamps, unused, most mint never hinged, without margins as usual, few perfs tiny crease and toned perfs at bottom right, otherwise fine and fresh. In PROFI archive the only recorded complete sheet showing both types of overprint: Top Row Type II, others Type I

Provenienz: M. Plantinga (Cherrystone 2014)