Spring Auction Series 2016

Veliko Tarnovo-Tırnova: 1877 Folded letter from Veliko Tarnovo to Constantinople bearing on reverse Duloz 1876 1 piastre orange- yellow and 1875 20 para green tied by fine strikes of Arabic double-circle "Tirnovo 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 78) with bilingual Stamboul arrival postmark alongside

Vidin: 1853 cover from Vidin to Constantinople showing fine strike of Arabic negative "An Canib-i Posta-i Vidin 259" (on behalf of Vidin Post Office 1843) handstamp in black (Coles & Walker fig. 86), weight 4 Dirhem / postal charge 5 piastre 10 paras in manuscript at top left side

Vidin: 1857 official cover from Vidin to Constantinople showing very fine strike of Arabic negative "An Canib-i Posta-i Vidin 259" (on behalf of Vidin Post Office 1843) handstamp in greenish black (Coles & Walker fig. 86), with Arabic negative rectangle "Tahrirat-i Mühimme" (Official Correspondence) seal alongside

Vidin: 1869 Official cover sent from Vidin to Danube Province Governor in Russe dated 8 Temmuz 1285 = 20 Temmuz 1869 with fine strike of Arabic "Defter Hane-i Hakani" black negative seal, with Arabic negative rectangle "Tahrirat-i Mühimme" (Official correspondence) seal alongside and negative "Tuna Vilayeti Defter-i Hakani" seal at left, unrecorded by any catalogue

Vidin: 1873 Postal Money Order form dated 3 Mayıs 1289 = 15 May 1873 in manuscript, annotated for 1381050 Piastres sent from Vidin to the Ministry of Finance in Constantinople showing very fine and rare Arabic negative with Crescent "Postahane-i Vidin 1278" (Post Office Vidin 1861) handstamp in greenish black (Coles & Walker fig.87), on top of the form also showing extremely rare Arabic negative "Emanet-i Muntazıri Seyyar" seal (Bayindir...

Yambol - Yanbolu: 1858 Entire from Yambol to Constantinople with very fine Arabic negative "Ücreti Alinacaktir 273" (Fee will be collected 1856) postage due handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig.15), Arabic manuscript "Yanbolu'dan" (from Yambol) at left and at top weight 3 Dirhem / postal charge 1 piastre 20 paras (part of the address in ladino script)

Burgas - Burgaz: 1859 Folded letter from Burgas to Constantinople with extremely fine oval "AGENZIA DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO / BURGAS" handstamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig.935), fresh and very fine, signed Nakri

Burgas - Burgaz: 1890 Cover bearing Small Lion 25 st. grey-blue tied by bilingual Bourgas postmark sent to Munich, alongside very fine struck of oval "AGENZIA BURGAS / DEL LLOYD AUSTRIACO" cachet in violet

Plovdiv - Filibe - Filipopoli: 1863 Entire from Plovdiv to Vienna bearing two Lombardy-Venetia 1863 15 soldi brown, perf. 14, tied by single circle "FILIPOPOLI" datestamp in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 868), with Vienna arrival bs, cert. Nakri

Plovdiv - Filibe - Filipopoli: Cover sent from Plovdiv to Constantinople bearing strip of four (one of the stamp folded back) 1867 Franz Joseph issue 3 soldi tied by single-circle "FILIPOPOLI" datestamps (Tchilinghirian fig.868), reverse with "Constantinopel" arrival cds

Plovdiv - Filibe - Filipopoli: 1870 Prepaid folded letter from Plovdiv to Vienna with very fine "FRANCO" straight line handstamp and single-circle "FILIPOPOLI" datestamp (23/12) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 868, 872), with "P.K.Papparati / Philippopoli" sender's cachet alongside, Wien arrival bs