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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.

1857, Victoria 4d. dull-rose, fresh color and very close (maybe just touched) to good margins, used with central grid, an attractive example of this rare stamp, a.o. signed Pfenninger and certificate Philatelic.Experts (2026)

1857/59, Recess by Perkins Bacon, watermark large Star: Victoria 1 sh. 9d. green, fresh color and close to good margins, unused with small part original gum, fine, signed Mohrmann

1857/59, Recess by Perkins Bacon, watermark large Star: Victoria 9 d. purple-brown, fresh color, close to good margins all around, used, fine, signed Thier

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. “celeste”, fresh color and good margins, used with bar cancellation, fine, signed Star(auschek)

1861, Queen Victoria 9 d. purple-brown, fresh and vibrant colours, tied by barred obliterator to envelope to London endorsed “via Marseilles”, with red “GALLE MY 30 1861” despatch on reverse, on front arrival cds. (25 July). The adhesive with perforations trimmed at foot, clear of design, still a fine and attractive cover. A delightful and exceptionnally rare usage, with only a few covers recorded bearing the 9 d. clean-cut issue. Certificate WAPE (2026)

1851/1912, delightful exhibit collection with 37 covers and cards, covering the Ottoman, Italian and French Offices in Tripoli including the consular postal services, many better usages with 1851 entire letter from Livorno via Marseilles and Malta to Tripoli de Barberia, 1881 envelope from “TRIPOLI DI BARBERIA” to Livorno with Italian Levant 5c. and 10 c. (x2) tied by mute “annulo a rombi”, official envelope headed “R. CONSOLATO D´ITALIA”  and on reverse its large seal handstamp, 1893 envelope to Constantinople with French Sage adhesives with pearled cds “TRIPOLI BARBARIE 14 FEVR 93” in mixed franking with Turkey 1 pi. adhesive (opened for display), etc.; except for the occasional fault in overall very good condition. An alluring specialist assembly, neatly mounted and described on album pages