1882, Duloz issue 2 pia. yellow single tied by bilingual "ADANA TURQUIE 9/MARS 1882" cds. to reverse of envelope to Egypt with arrival mark alongside, flap missing, fine and a very scarce destination.

1885, "LICE MAGDENI POSTA SUBESI" (Isfila no.1, RRR) all arabic negative cancellation on envelope franked with 2 Pia. yellow brown, on reverse transit mark Kerassunde and arrival mark London, some border crease and tiny toned, shown in Isfila vol.6 J-L, fine and only recorded in PROFI Archive

1899, 20 para violet vertical strip of four performing 2 Pia. rate for a registered cover tied by "MONT ATHOS" cds. in blue, "RUSSIAN ILYINSKY MONASTRY AT ATHOS" mark in blue alongside, transit mark Odessa and retour from Russia with transit mark of russian post office Konstantinopol, some crease and vertical fold, fine and scarce route.

1901/02, OVERLAND MAIL & SHIP MAIL: two Turkey postal stationery cards cancelled DIARBEKIR TURQUIE following different routes to Karnal India. First overland from 11.1.01 with turkish transit mark BAGDAD 27.1.01, British P.O. BAGDAD 20.JAN.01 and arrival mark KARNAL 28 FE 01. The second written 11 month later from 21.DEC 1901, transit marks Stamboul 26.12.01, ALEXANDRIE 30.12.01, SEA POST OFFICE 5.JAN.02 and arrival mark KARNAL 12 JA 02....

1905, "JI KARYESI POSTA SHUBESI" (Coles-Walker unrecorded) all arabic cancellation on Ottoman 1 Pia. postal stationery envelope, to Erguiri with arrival mark, light toned at border, otherwise fine. Scarce Turkey forerunner

1909, 20 Para rose postal stationery card used from Stroga to Austria with violet "ISTROGA" cds. (Isfila no.2, RR) transit bilingual "PALANGA" cds. alongside, ms. "inconnue Polizei" at destination and “retour”, scarce Greece & Turkey postal history!

1922, Turkey in Asia: ‘IZMIR HÜKÜMET POSTA VE TELGRAF MERKEZI’ twoliner in black (Isfila no.3) on cover reverse only with four 20 pa. carmine-rose, additional ‘IZMIR-KARAHISAR’ red unrecorded type railway cancellation, black arrival mark alongside, fine, scarce and very attractive.

1848, Turkish Steamship Company Entire letter written in Bursa / Brousse shipped from Mudania to Constantinople struck with oval negative seal handstamp with central P.P. (Posta Pagata) in black. The first handstamp introduced by any Turkish Steamship company. Cover with filing folds and tiny toned, otherwise fine. An exceptional strike of a very scarce marking

1861, Constantinople to Brousse folded envelope with content, bearing superb oval straight line ‘Franco’ in blue with manuscript “PP” in red alongside, usual file fold, otherwise fine & scarce

1871, "ADMINISTRATION SANITAIRE DE L´EMPIRE OTTOMAN" black bilingual cancellation on ship's clearing certificate “SERVICE SANITAIRE” from Constantinople. “Droit d'interrogatoire paye Piastres (ms.20)” twoliner alongside. Signed Le Directeur du Parloir, few file folds, very attractive and scarce Turkey ship document “freed from Quarantine”. Cancellation unrecorded in PROFI archive

1890, "POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD 99" all arabic cancellation on envelope bearing 1 piaster on 2 piaster Bagdad provisional issue with arrival mark "POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95" on front, tiny shortened at left and crease, otherwise fine, attractive cover showing very clear cancellations, scarce

1892, Baghdad provisional issue 1 pia. on 2 pia. yellow-olive on yellow diagonally bisected tied by all arabic negative mark “POSTAHANE-I BAGDAD” to cover, arrival mark “POSTAHANE-I HANEKIN 95” (Coles-Walker no.19) on front, vertical fold, shortened at right and cut on flap, otherwise fine, a very scarce Local issue