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Beirut 1871: Turkey 1pi. yellow, perf. 5-11 and 1868 Postage Due 20 ...mehr
Beirut 1871: Turkey 1pi. yellow, perf. 5-11 and 1868 Postage Due 20 pa. brown, perf. 13¼, marginal example, used on early 1871 entire letter from Acre (Palestine) to Beirut, paying the rate for three dirhems up to 100 route hours; each tied by fine strikes of small triple boxed "BEIRUT / 81" handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 4, Ziya fig. 4).
Italian PO's 1863: Sardinia 40 c. carmine and 80 c. orange-yellow ...mehr
Italian PO's 1863: Sardinia 40 c. carmine and 80 c. orange-yellow (Sassone 16+17), margins generally fine to just shaved, prepaying the single rate, used on 1863 double rate cover (second sheet of entire letter) from Alexandria to Frosinone, Roma endorsed "via Ancona" tied by framed small cartridge "PIROSCAFI / POSTALI / ITALIANI" in blue with "ALESSANDRIA D'EGITTO / POSTE ITALIANE" circular datestamp at left (June 19) - this being the first recorded day of use of the Type B postmark. Reverse with Ancona cds of transit (June 25) in black. Underpaid and initially taxed "6" decimi and altered to "15" in manuscript on arrival. A fine and very rare cover.
Beirut 1865: Turkey Postage Due 1 pi. brown, used to pay the postage ...mehr
Beirut 1865: Turkey Postage Due 1 pi. brown, used to pay the postage on 17 March 1865 cover from Acre (Palestine) to Beirut and tied by bold strike of the dotted "Battal" in blue - this being an unusual usage on the Dulos issue adhesives either in Beirut or, indeed, in any town of the Empire. A fine and most attractive cover, believed to be the only cover from Palestine to Beirut with a "Battal" on the 1865 issue.
Beirut 1863: Turkey Postage Due 1 pi. red-brown, a somewhat shaved ...mehr
Beirut 1863: Turkey Postage Due 1 pi. red-brown, a somewhat shaved used example on 1864 entire letter from Sur to Beirut, tied by dotted "Battal" in blue: paying the rate for 3 dirhems weight up to 50 route hours. Internal Taxed first issue Postage due covers within Lebanon are very rare.
1788/1894: Collection on Exhibit leaves with entires/cards (13) incl. ...mehr
1788/1894: Collection on Exhibit leaves with entires/cards (13) incl. 1788 entire from Officer in the Gibraltar Garrison to Scotland, 1838 entire to Porto with fine curved "GIBRALTAR" in black, 1852 envelope with three line dated "GIBRALTAR / SHIP LETTER" in blue, 1852 amd 1856 envelopes to England showing fine "1/-" and "6" charge marks respectively, 1870 cover with GB 1867/80 6 d. mauve pl. 8 tied by "A26" obliterator to Potters Bar, 1880 cover with Bantam ½ d. and two 1 d. red to Wales, 1883 2½ d. lilac used on covers (2) and registered stationery envelope. 1889 10 cs. red stat. cards used ex "South District" and another with Italy Umberto 10 c. lake tied by "Piroscafi / Postali / Italiani". Scarce and generally fine group.
Russian P.O. in Aleppo, Ingoing 1869 (Jan 28): Entire letter from ...mehr
Russian P.O. in Aleppo, Ingoing 1869 (Jan 28): Entire letter from Alexandretta to Aleppo, sent unpaid and struck by extremely rare two-line “POSTE-RUSSE / d’ALEP” in greenish blue (Tchilinghirian fig 205). One of four covers known to date, this being the best strike of this elusive cancellation. Cert. Mikulski (2000). Note: The existence of a Russian post at Aleppo remained unsuspected for a long time. Most letters were transported by the Turkish post from Aleppo to Alexandretta, where they were transferred to the foreign postal services. Vice versa, incoming mail was charged and Turkish postage due was added. However, Tchilinghirian (1958) described in the collection of Franz See an ingoing stampless cover from the Marcopoli correspondence which was struck in Aleppo by a two-line “POSTE-RUSSE / d’ALEP”. In the 1960 supplement of their work, Tchilinghirian & Stephen noted two additional covers with this cancellation, the present stampless item from the same correspondence ex Liphschutz and another one from Smyrna ex collection Matuhin, franked with 5 kop Levant adhesive. These covers establish that some sort of a Russian post was functioning in Aleppo. In between a fourth cover was found, all ingoing to Aleppo on the two dates of January 22 and January 28, 1869. Interestingly, this cancellation looks were similar to the French “POSTE FRANCAISE / d’ALEP” and may have been manufactured by the same craftsman. All four covers show a taxation of ‘1’ (piastre) in red crayon. Reference: Described in detail in Tchilinghirian “Stamps of the Russian Empire used abroad”, part VI on pp. 536-537 (1957). Provenance: Liphschutz collection; Cihangir collection, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 560.
Beirut 1871: Turkey 1 pi. yellow and 2 pi. dull rose, perf. 5-11, ...mehr
Beirut 1871: Turkey 1 pi. yellow and 2 pi. dull rose, perf. 5-11, utilised as Postage Dues on incoming 1871 cover from Oswego, New York endorsed "Closed Mail via England" with Oswego despatch cds in black (April 24) and New York transit in red (April 25). Reverse with Triest transit (May 11) thence via Lloyd steamer with Austrian P.O. "BERUTTI" cds in black of arrival (May 22) and transferred to the Ottoman P.O. where the 1 pi. and 2 pi. adhesives were applied (after the USA adhesive had been removed) and tied by small triple boxed "BEIRUT / 81" handstamps in black (Coles & Walker fig. 4, Ziya 4). Reverse with both Beyrout and Alep datestamps with manuscript "via Antakia" at top of cover and thence to a female missionary in Kessab, Syria. A remarkable usage.
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