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Italian Post Offices in Libya: Tripoli; 1909 Tripoli di Barberia overprint on 10 different values mounted mint (usual tropical gum) including 5c green (Cat £170), 1l brown and green (Cat £170), 5l blue and rose top value, mainly sound SG, 174/181, E182/3 Cat £460.
Officials: 1875 Complete set of 8 2c to 10l used, all CDS few uneven perfs, 5l has heavier CDS, 10l very fine used, SG O21/28 Cat £436.
Parcel Post: 1884 King Umberto I fine used set of 6 good CDS cancels, odd pulled perf otherwise very fine, SG P38/43 Cat £518.
Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lama Temple Peking sent to Tientsin bearing 2 CENTS Pechino surcharge on 5c green tied part PECHINO CINA cds cancel, fine.
Post Offices in China: 1921 PPC Lotus Hill Forest Peitaiho sent to Peking bearing 2 CENTS Tientsin surcharge on 5c green tied part TIENTSIN CINA cds cancel, fine.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: 1911 20pa on 10c red Postal stationery card to Germany cancelled two SMIRNE double ring dated CDS's. Couple light corner bends, nice card.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 3rd Printing 4pi on 1l brown and green unmounted mint with good gum, well centred, usual gum, hard to find U/M, SG 48 Cat £75 for mint.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 4th Printing 4pi on 1l brown and green fine used corner CDS, sound, SG 50 Cat £100.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 8th Printing 45pi on 5l blue and rose mounted mint with hinge remains and usual streaky tropicalised gum, very fine and rare, SG 88 Cat £550. Sassone 66.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 8th Printing 45pi on 5l blue and rose used with just an ink mark at top right leaving stamp clear, pencil expertisiation on reverse fine and rare, SG 88 Cat £800. Sassone 66.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 8th Printing 90pi on 10l sage-green and rose mounted mint with tiny, short corner but nice gum, very fine and rare, SG 89 Cat £600. Sassone 67.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 Second Printing (20 Narrow) 20pi on 5l blue and rose mounted mint with hinge remains and usual streaky tropicalised gum, very fine and extremely rare, SG 46 Cat £6500. Certificate extension permitted. Sassone 14 (Only 200 printed).
