388th Auction

1920, Religious Tribunals 100 pia. yellowish-brown handstamped 1336 type I, unused, very fine. Certificate Y. Nakri (2025)

1864, 1 pia. on red brown, fresh colour, full to wide margins, tied by fine dotted 'battal' (Coles-W.no.60) to entire letter from Kazgan (Razgrad, Bulgaria) to Rustschuk, usual file folds, otherwise very fine, opinion Todd AIEP (2014).

1863, 5 pia. black on brown, used with very clear ‘Battal’ cancellation, blue control band at bottom, showing DOUBLE FRAME variety at left, unusual & extremely rare in this colour (Isfila Specialised No. 18, variety BE112 unrecorded). A gem of Tughra issues.

1920, 3 pia. on 6 pa. deep blue, block of four, mint never hinged very fine, an Angora Government rarity in top quality. Certificate Y. Nakri (2025) (Isf. catalogue value 9.000,-€)

1920, Religious Tribunals 500 pia. orange handstamped 1336 type I, unused, very fine. Certificate Y. Nakri (2025)

1920, Turkey in Asia: Theatre Tax Fiscal 20 pa. black, overprint in type II handstamped in black on thick white paper, unused with original gum, very well centered with excellent perforation for this issue. Certificate Yakup Nakri (2025): “Very rare example with albino overprint marks. A delightful example of an extraordinarily rare stamp” (Isfila catal. value 9.000€)

1920, Law Courts Revenue 50 pia. brownish-yellow, overprint type III handstamped in black (rare type), block of four, mint never hinged, very well centered with good perforation for this issue. Certificate Yakup Nakri (2025). 

1920, Religious Tribunals 1.000 pia. red-brown handstamped 1336 type I, unused, ‘liquid trace in the upper right of the stamp’, very fine. Only 575 stamps issued and most are used on parcel and money transfer cards. Certificate Y. Nakri (2025): ‘A truly wonderful example of a rare and fine stamp’. PROFI archive listed less than 10 unused stamps.