1863, Tughra, Second Printing on thin paper, 2pi black on grey, foot-to-foot tete-beche block of four, with red control band, margins large to clear, bold cancellation in black, a fine and scarce multiple, ex “Sultan”.  (Ifs 4 TB01)

1863, 5 pi. postage and postage due unused stamps showing pre-printing natural paper fold and incorrect colour application, fine pair, attractive

1863, 5 pi. black on thin deep red paper, very fresh colour, unused tete-beche pair, blue control band, large margins all around, both stamps showing variety 'worn frames on top', very fine, Cert. Sismondo (2007)

20 Para yellow pair, third print surface coloured thick paper (miscut to left), tied by blue "Battal" (cancelled) in dots to folded envelope written 2.Recep 1281 (1865) and ms. arrival with pencil ‘1865’, from Beyrouth to Damascus, horizontal fold through the stamps, flaw repaired at left stamp, fine and scarce Syria and Lebanon forerunner and one of the latest used Tughra covers!

1863, Tughra, Third Printing on thick paper, 1pi black on grey, head to head tete-beche right sheet marginal block of four, unused, part original gum, with red control bands at top and foot, large to very large margins on all sides, light diagonal crease and some light stains mostly confined to lower right, yet a scarce showpiece, ex “Sultan.” (Isf 20 TB02)

1864, Tughra, Third Printing on thick paper, 1pi grey-lilac, large margins at left and foot, otherwise touching to slightly into frameline, tied to folded cover from Beirut to Damascus by dotted blue handstamp, fresh and fine. (Isf 20)

1865, Duloz 1 pia. lilac in block of 4, tied by all arabic double circle " SAMAKOV 81" to letter sheet to the Zahari oft the Bulgarian church at Constantinople. One stamp small corner crease and cover fold backed, otherwise a fine and rare entire. Certificate Isfila (2016). 

1873, Duloz 10 pa. lilac (dry print) and 3 copies 1875, 20 pa. green and postage due 1869, 2 pia. yellow-brown, tied by all arabic double circle " RUSCUK 81" to envelope (reverse flap and lower right corner missing) to the Danube district. And attractive and rare combination franking of three issues. Opinion Todd AIEP. Ex Passer, Karaivanoff and Heimbüchler.     

1873, 10 pa. deep grey-lilac, black print inverted, clear cancelled Sirkeci Iskelesi, few short perfs, otherwise fine and very scarce, signed (Isfila catalogue value 900,-€) 

1875, Duloz 10 para mauve multiple franking of 24 in units of three or block of six stamps on cover from ANTAKYA to Istanbul with arrival mark 5/77. Stunning multiple franking of exhibition character with minor wear. Three stamps folded over edge

Duloz 1 pia. yellow and pair 10 pa. lilac, used with dull blue all arabic double circle "Cirpan" on entire letter to Constantinople, few minor imperfections, still very fine and rare. Signed Nakri, opinion Todd AIEP  (Isfila RR) 

1876, Postal stationery formular card bearing 20 pa. violet green tied by ‘Constantinople Turquie 26/OCT/1876’ c.d.s. in blue, transit mark London Paid in red and arrival mark New York Paid All NOV/11 in red, full message on reverse, tiny toned, otherwise fine. A very scarce usage of this early pre-stationery card. Cert. Max Menachim Mayo, TOPS