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Lots (2255)
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: General Issues; 1874 2lira scarlet mounted mint with heavy hinge remains, part original gum, well centred, violet expertising handstamp on reverse, few gum wrinkles otherwise sound, SG 9 Cat £250.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: General Issues; 1874 60c lilac very fine used neat oval barred cancel in black, well centred and fine example, SG 8 Cat £225.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: General Issues; 1881-3 Complete set of six values fine used, mainly fine, SG 12/17 Cat £208.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Jerusalem; 1909 Complete set of eight mounted mint, with usual gum tropicalisation, all fine frontal appearance, key 20pi on 5l is centred NW, 40pi on 10l has pulled perf, huge catalogue value set, SG 125/132 Cat £1330+.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Jerusalem 1914 Postcard of the Manger sent to UK bearing 20pa on 10c rose tied GERUSALEM CDS cancels, couple minor wrinkles, nice use from a tourist.
Social Republic: Express Letter 1944 1l25 green and 2l50 red-orange both unmounted mint, fine and fresh, SG E41/2 Cat £294 for mint. Sassone 19/20 cat €750 for unmounted mint.
Dodecanese Islands: 1934 World Football Championship set of nine mounted mint overprint ISOLE ITALIANE DELL ' EGEO in red, few minor gum tones, all fine appearance, SG 128/136. Cat £950.
Eritrea: 1903 1c brown in a irregular block of 13 unmounted mint (usual brownish gum) showing Colonia Eritrea overprint INVERTED variety, scarce positional piece, SG 19a. Cat £1300+.
Eritrea: 1935 (1 Dec) Ala Littoria printed airmail envelope Assab to Bengasi Cyrenaica with colony adhs 25 pair & 25c pair tied ASSAB / ERITREA. Typed addr, only 10 covers flown, very fine. Type 35 VKE.
Libya: 1921 Victory 10l dark blue and olive hinged mint top value, very fine, key stamp, SG 33A Cat £350.
Libya: 1928 1.75l brown hinged mint top value, very fine, key stamp, SG 67 Cat £100.
Somalia: 1935 (22 Dec) Ala Littoria printed airmail envelope Magodisco to Sirte Tripolitania with colony adhs 5c, 10c, 20c & 75c tied MOGADISCO / CONCENTR. MILIT. Typed addr, only 10 covers flown, very fine. Type 35 WGB.
