Spring Auction Series 2016

Lovech-Lofça: 1872 Official cover dated 8 Haziran 1288 = 20 June 1872 sent from Lovech to Veliko Tarnovo showing fine Arabic negative "Lofça 1284" handstamp, red wax seal on reverse, rare, unrecorded by any catalogue

Plovdiv-Filibe: Folded letter from Plovdiv to Rusçuk/Russe showing clear struck of Arabic negative with Crescent "Postahane-i Filibe 1278" (Post office Plovdiv 1861) seal in greenish ink (Coles & Walker fig. 17)

Plovdiv-Filibe: Entire letter from Plovdiv to Manastir/Bitolia struck with superb Arabic negative "An Canib Posta-i Filibe 256" (on behalf of Plovdiv Post Office 1840) handstamp in brownish black (Coles & Walker fig. 16) with weight 3 Dirhem / postal charge 2piastres 20 paras in manuscript at top left

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1854 Entire letter sent from Plovdiv to Constantinople showing clear strike of Arabic negative "An Canib Posta-i Filibe 256" (on behalf of Plovdiv Post Office 1840) handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 16) with weight 3 Dirhem/ rate 2 piastres in manuscript at top left side

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1856 Registered entire letter from Constantinople to Plovdiv showing superb strike of Arabic negative "An Canib Postahane-i Umumiyye" (on behalf of General Post Office) seal in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 6), with Arabic small negative "Taahhüt olunmuştur" (has been registered seal), with weight 3 Dirhem / rate 4 piastres in manuscript at top left

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1857 Entire letter from Plovdiv to Bosnia struck with Arabic negative "An Canib Posta-i Filibe 256" (on behalf of Plovdiv Post Office 1840) handstamp in greenish blue (Coles & Walker fig. 16) with weight 3 Dirhem / postal charge 3 piastres 10 paras in manuscript at top left

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1863 First issue third setting 20 para stamp (Michel 1 III) showing extremely fine struck of dotted all Arabic 'Filibe' handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig.18)

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1863 Entire letter from Plovdiv to Constantinople showing very fine strike of Arabic negative with Crescent "Postahane-i Filibe 1278" (Post office Plovdiv 1861) seal in greenish ink (Coles & Walker fig. 17), with weight 3 Dirhem / rate 3 piastres in manuscript at top left

Plovdiv - Filibe: 1866 Postal receipt dated 14 Temmuz 1282 = 26 July 1866 for 50 piastres showing superb strike of Arabic negative with Crescent "Postahane-i Filibe 1278" (Post office Plovdiv 1861) seal in green (Coles & Walker fig. 17), signed Nakri

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1871 registered cover from Constantinople to Plovdiv bearing Duloz 1869-71 irregular perf. issue 1 piastre yellow and 2 piastres brick tied by clear strikes of Arabic triple-box "Deraliye 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 20), with Arabic small negative "Taahhüt olunmuştur" (has been registered) seal alongside with bilingual very rare type Stamboul postmark (Coles & Walker fig.24)

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1874 Registered overweight cover 15 grams from Plovdiv to Constantinople bearing Duloz 1870 postage due two pairs and single 1 piastre orange-brown and 20 para yellowish-brown all tied by Arabic double-circle "Filibe 81" handstamps (Coles & Walker fig.19) in black with Arabic small negative "Taahhüt olunmuştur" (has been registered) seal alongside, reverse with bilingual Stamboul arrival cds (March) and İstanbul City...

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1874 Overweight entire letter 15 grams from Constantinople to Plovdiv bearing Duloz 1873 10 para and 2 piastres brick tied by very clear strikes of Arabic double-box "Dersaadet 2" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 36), with very rare Arabic negative "Muayene olunmuştur" (has been inspected) seal alongside, reverse with bilingual Stamboul arrival postmark