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1843/54, lot of six pre-stamp- and cash pay covers from or to India. Includes covers with cancel from “Benares, Neyneetal, Poona, and Saharunpoor,” in good condition, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions

1854/57, stamped collection including four letters, among others, a pair of ½ a. blue on a small envelope, a horizontal pair and a strip of three 2 a. green used, as well as two letters with single franking of 4 a. blue/red, mounted on album sheets with inscriptions. Also included is a postal stationery card from Bavaria, 1903, to Malindi

Bolivien: Claus Lange, “Handbuch der Briefmarken der Republik Bolivien 1859 bis 2024”, in 5 Bänden, sowie Maier “Vorphilatelie der Republik Chile”

Argentinien: Göttig & Jalil, “Catalogo Especializado de Sellos e Historia Postal de la Republica Argentina” in zwei Bänden, 2018-2019

1863/1960, mostly used collection on old printed album pages; includes Michel No. 1–4 (17 stamps), extensive crescent overprints, "beetle" overprints, Souvenir Sheet 1, etc.; condition varies somewhat.

5th printing, 4 a. blue & red, horizontal pair with good to large margins, neatly cancelled by rhomboid "C1". Right stamp minor creasing, still very fine and rare.

2 a. green, horizontal strip of 3 with part wm., ample to large margins, used by octagonal "B/30" BERHAMPORE

2 a. green, vertical strip of 4 with small part wm., clear to large margins, mostly with frame lines, cancelled by rhomboid of dots. one stamp light creas, otherwise fine and very scarce.

2nd printing, 4 a. blue and red, frame die I and head die II, cut square but slightly touched and crease , tied by octagonal "B1" to small mourning envelope to England.      

3rd printing 4 a. blue and red, 2 copies, both cut to shape, together with large margined 1 a. red, die 1, tied by rhomboid of dots to small envelope to Bath, England, with arrival mark of 25.10.1855.          

1 a. dull red, die 2, good to large margins, tied by octagonal "B98" of Kulneah to small domestic envelope      

1 a. red, die 1, good to large margins, tied to small domestic envelope   

4 a. blue and red, cut octogonal with full margins, together with 1854, 2 a. green, good margins, tied by rhomboid of dots to registered letter to Rangoon. A fine and rare franking.

)1854, 2 a. green, good margins, tied to envelope with adjacent c.d.s. "MADRAS 1857 JY 19" to entire letter, originally mailed from Paris, to Calcutta, franked with pair 1853/61, Napoleon 40 c. (applied around the edge of the entire and split by opening), re-directed to Ootaca (Udagamandalam) and returned to Calcuta. A rare and attractiv entire.

1854, Queen Victoria ½ d. blue, Die I, vertical pair, slightly cut into in places, otherwise clear to good margins all round, neatly tied by barred lozenge obliterators to entire letter to Dublin, Ireland, bearing “BOMBAY JY 29 1855” despatch handstamp with matching red “INDIA” handstamp, endorsed via Bombay & Southampton. Rated “4” (pence) due (postage partly paid) with arrival datestamp on reverse (7 September). A fine usage to Ireland. 

1865/1920, used collection with many blocks of 4 and larger multiples, in 2 stockbooks
 

1840, entire letter from Chekowah, Upper Assam, India, via Ireland to Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, endorsed “per overland mail Bombay”, bearing Sudaya (5 March) despatch, and Marseille, London (8 may), Dublin (9 May) and Moville (10 May) transit handstamps. Rated 4 sh. postage to Kehl comprising “2 (sh.)/8 (d.)” due to Moville and “½ d.” from Morville to Kehl. As the Baden postage could not be calculated, the London Exchange Office retained the letter, applying red “N° 6666 Detained for Postage” and “Returned for 4/. Postage” markings. Following payment by the addressee, black “4” deleted in red ink and letter released, with Calais transit (3 June), red manuscript “28” (Kreuzer) due, comprising “20” (Kreuzer) to Kehl and “8” to Mannheim, with two-line arrival datestamp (6 June). A spectacular and rare entire, and an outsanding example of Overland mail.

1856/97 (ca.), over 60 covers, cards and postal stationery items, noted experimental cancels, shipmail, also some stamps and revenues, additionaly the book “ALWAR” by R.J. Benns, mixed condition

1920/69, mostly unused/mint and cancelled collection ‘Republic of Turkey’ in album with some better and complete issues Angora Government (Mi.705-708, 714-15, A721, 728H inverted and double), as well as some special items, including Mi. No. 754-766 unused (better signed or cert.), Sivas Railway (Mi. 913-934) unused. Many better stamps signed, condition from slightly flawed to flawless. 

1921/55, valuable holding in stock book with many better issues, often in blocks, some varieties and specialities, containing for instance First Adana set (Mi. 754-66), Crescent issue with 500 pia. green (Mi.825) and Sivas Railway complete sets unused, Women Congress mnh, imperf sets, air mails and official issues in blocks of four, etc. A great lot

1866/94 (ca.), mostly unused interesting collection incl. stamps, cpl. sheets, four unused postal stationery covers, SG91 as mixed franking on postal stationery cover tied by “MURREE”, etc., also noted some forgeries and reprints, on pages

1922, Collection of Ottoman Revenue stamps overprinted "OSMANLI POSTALARI 1338" on 22 covers and cards, 14 of them registerd used, 5 to Albert Friedemann in Germany, mainly with military censor and arrival marks. In Isfila cataloged ex no. YPA72-YPA94. These overprinted stamps are extremely scarce on registered covers and with foreign destinations. This is the most extensive collection of its kind from the early collection of Max Plantinga.

1865-67, City Post of Constantinopel : Liannos Collection on five album pages starting proof pair 5 pa. black on dull rose imperforated with guide line for printing on top, perforation varieties, imperforated blocks, colour shades, blocks of four, fine and unusual.

1922, Naval League complete set typo overprinted 1337, tied by railway mark "STAMBOUL-ANGORA 4 - 31.10.22" cds. to unaddressed envelope, vertical fold not affecting the stamps, otherwise fine, signed Nouri (Isfila 1042-46).