(Kosovo) 1905 20pa. postal stationery card to Schneeberg, Germany cancelled by blue negative seal of Prizrend with bilingual cds at left, above the arrival cds; small pinhole top left otherwise fine.
(Ottoman Empire - Greece) 1900s commercial cover from Adramytte franked 20 para tied by double-ring Greek maritime handstamp. Fine and very scarce.
(Ottoman Empire - Greece) 1912 20pa. postal stationery card to Sophia, Bulgaria cancelled bilingual VODINA cds, not found and showing manuscript notations “parti” and “Retur”.
(Ottoman Empire - Syria) 1907 20 paras postal stationery card to Modling, Austria cancelled bilingual Hamidie (Damas) cds, arrival cancel on front. Good clean example.
(Ottoman Empire) 1847 folded flimsy cover addressed to Vice Consul of Sardinia from Alexandrette with Alep blue-green negative seal; fine appearance.
(Ottoman Empire) 1901 Lebanese picture postcard of ‘Palais de Betddin’ to Lyon, franked two 10pa. yellow-green tied by negative seal of SAM-HAMA-SEYYARGIGI DAMAS HAMA tpo (RRR); small teat at side not detracting.
(Ottoman Empire) 1908 cover to Shiraz, Persia, franked 1pi. tied by Kerbela bilingual date stamp, reverse with bilingual Baghdad transit cds and also with cds of British Post Office at Bagdad and Bushire together with Persian Boushir cds; slightly reduced at left and small stain.
(Ottoman Empire) 1909 (19.11.) cover franked on reverse by two pairs of 5 paras tied by violet bilingual Camaran date stamp; some slight faults to envelope but very good quality strikes.
(Ottoman Empire) 1911 commercial envelope from Misratah to Benghazi franked pair 5pa. and a 10pa. tied bilingual date stamps, reverse with arrival backstamp; some slight faults to envelope, a rare internal cover.
(Ottoman Empire) 1911 commercial printed envelope unsealed and sent at printed matter rate to Richtersweil, Switzerland ,franked two 5pa. (one defective) tied by bilingual Haleb (Stuk-Ul-Habil), arrival backstamp; light vertical filing crease, a rare postmark on cover.
(Ottoman Empire) 1911 cover franked on reverse by pair 20pa tied by bilingual OHRI datestamp.
(Ottoman Empire) 1912 (27.2.) registered cover to Versailles, France franked on reverse 1908 Turkish 1pi. strip of three tied by bilingual Hodeida 2 date stamp, Alexandria and Port Said transits and arrival cds, fine U.P.U. Turquie registration handstamp with manuscript number on front. Rare registered envelope.
(Ottoman Empire) 1912 envelope addressed in Arabic franked 1908 1pi. tied by violet bilingual Tire cds, transit backstamp and arrival cds. Some erosion to envelope.
(Ottoman Empire) 1918 picture postcard of Damas to Lausanne franked 10para ‘Off to the Front’ and 20para Post Office tied by Damas bilingual date stamp, to right Beyrouth transit, reverse with Stamboul Depart cancels and censor cachets front and back.
(Ottoman Post Offices) 1869 20pa and 1pi yellow, perf 5-11, used on 1871 outer letter sheet to Venice tied by circular ‘Scutari’ handstamps in blue (Coles & Walker fig. 3)with Austrian Post Office ANTIVARI cds in transit, black ‘P.D.’ deleted (1½pi paid to the border only) and taxed with Italy 1870 Postage Due 10c. and 60c. tied by rectangular framed Venezia datestamps on arrival. Reverse with Triest transit. Illustrated Coles & Walker, Part 1 on page 4. Fine and rare.
(Ottoman Post Offices) 1870 incoming outer letter sheet to Scutari , endorsed “Via Trieste” and “Vapore Antivari”, franked 20c and damaged 40c tied by numerals with Venezia cds in association to left, Ottoman 1869 1pi yellow, perf 5-11 applied and tied ‘Scutari’ double ring handstamp, Triest transit backstamp; despite the damaged stamp an attractive combination cover.
(Ottoman) 1896 (Avril 3) 20pa postal stationery card to Zittau, Germany with bilingual NASRIE cds, arrival cds of 17.4. at left; a good strike of a scarce cancel.
(Ottoman) 1905 cover to Jerusalem franked 20pa. tied bilingual Gaza despatch cds, some slight toning, a scarce despatch cancel.
(Ottoman) 1916 10p. postal stationery card to Leipzig, uprated 20pa. which is tied by bilingual TIBERIADE date stamp, top left with censor cachet; fine condition with full message