Spring Auction Series 2016

1860 Càd sarde Nizza Mara 20.07.60 sur paire de 20c Empire ND (déf.) sur lettre pour Marseille, arr., rare double port

1860 Superbe frappe du càd sarde MENTONE 6 set 60 sur 20c Empire bien margé sur lettre pour Marseille, càd transit Nizza et arr. Marseille 07.09.60 au dos, superbe, rare ainsi

COMTE DE NICE Lot d'oblitération sur timbres sardes, 7 timbres (dont paire de 5c obl. Breglio, 20c obl. Sospello, 40c 10c obl. Mentone) et une lettre de Mentone, B/TB

Burgas - Burgaz: 1853 Entire from Burgas to Constantinople showing fair strike of the extremely rare Arabic negative "Burgaz'da Navlı eda olunmuştur 265" (Fee has been collected in Burgas 1848) seal handstamp in black, unrecorded by any catalogue, signed Nakri

Dobrich - Tatar Pazarı - Tatar Pazarcık: 1877 Cover from Dobrich to Plovdiv bearing on reverse Duloz 1875 issue 1 pi. yellow and 20 para green tied by extremely fine Arabic double-circle "Tatar Pazarı" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig.76), signed Nakri

Dupnica - Dobnice: 1871 Duloz 60 pa. brown postal stationery envelope used from Dupnica to Plovdiv showing Arabic double-circle "Dobnice" handstamp (Coles & Walker fig.14) on obverse, one of just two recorded envelopes showing this extremely rare postmark, cert. Nakri (2007)

Gabrovo - Gabrova: 1870 Entire from Gabrovo to Constantinople with extremely rare and fine oval Arabic "GABROVA" despatch handstamp (Coles & Walker fig. 20), charged postage due on arrival by Duloz 1868 20 para green and 1 piastre yellow tied by triple-box "Deraliye 81" handstamps, Stamboul arrival bs (Oct.15), a very scarce entire, signed Nakri

Gotse Delçev - Nevrakop: Cover sent to Gotse Delçev from Constantinople bearing Duloz 1876 issue pair 1 piastre orange-yellow and 1875 issue 20 para tied by Arabic double box "Dersaadet 2" handstamps (Coles & Walker fig.36), reverse with sender seal and bilingual transit postmark

Kazanlak - Kızanlık: 1859 Registered entire dated 4 January 1859 from Kazanlak to Constantinople showing extremely fine negative Arabic "An Canib-i Postahane-i Kizanlik 270" (on behalf of Kazanlak Post Office 1853) handstamp in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 40), with Arabic small negative "Taahhüt olunmuştur" (has been registered) seal alongside, postage paid in cash by manuscript notation at top left, weight 5 Dirhem / postal charge 8...

Kazanlak - Kızanlık: 1863 Entire from Kazanlik to Constantinople showing very fine strike of Arabic with Crescent "Postahane-i Kizanlik 1278" (Post Office Kazanlak 1861) handstamp in black (İsfila AP02), at top left notation of weight 3 Dirhem / postal charge 3 piastres in manuscript, the only recorded cover showing this extremely rare and fine postal seal, a postal history gem of Bulgarian & Turkish philately, cert. Nakri

Kazanlak-Kızanlık: 1872 Parcel form dated 14 Ağustos 1288 = 26 August 1872 for a parcel sent from Gabrovo to Kazanlik showing superb strike of Arabic negative with Crescent "Postahane-i Kizanlik 1278" (Post Office Kazanlak 1861) in black (İsfila AP02), very rare post seal, cert. Nakri