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Duplicated collection in a large stockbook of approx. 2300 stamps mint & unmounted mint and a few used, 1950s to 1980s, nice range of 1950s U/M sets mainly in blocks of 4, many attractive thematics, etc. Approx 2300.
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.
Parcel Post: 1884 King Umberto I fine used set of 6 good CDS cancels, odd pulled perf otherwise very fine, SG P38/43.
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. Sassone 14 (Only 200 printed).
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1908 Third Printing 20pi on 5l blue and rose mounted mint with hinge remains and usual streaky tropicalised gum, very fine, SG 49 Cat £225.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1922 15pi on 1l brown and green mounted mint centred right, nice example, SG 97 Cat £120.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople; 1922 4½pi on 50c mauve unmounted mint with usual crazed gum, SG 94 Cat £85 for mint.
Post Offices in the Turkish Empire: Constantinople: 1922 Express 15pi on 30c blue and rose neatly used 7.12.22 COSTANTINOPOLI central CDS, very fine and scarce, SG E100.
