Tibet c. 1926 Lhasa to Petan Nepal via Gyantse Dhakwa Family India UK Embassy
Cover from Lhasa, Tibet, affixed with 1/2a King George V issue of India, cancelled Gyantse (5 May), Type 5, to Patan, Nepal, backstamped with oval "Katmandu" marking of the British embassy, pennant/flag manuscript mark of the Dhakwa merchant family, one of the most prominent Nepalese trading families operating in Tibet, a scarce and desirable Indian usage.
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Turkey 1823 Netherlands Consul Smyrna to Belgium Stampless Forwarding Agent SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents from the Consul of the Netherlands in Smyrna (Izmir), carried privately and endorsed on reverse in manuscript by forwarding agent L. Simoni of Constantinople (26 March), carried via Semlin where it was disinfected and backstamped, transiting further where it was struck with black TUR referring to its origin in the Turkish territories, remarkably fresh and fine.
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Turkey Italy 1747 Constantinople to Venice Disinfected Stampless Folded Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with commercial contents in neat script, to Sig. Nicolo Carragiani in Naples, disinfected on route with manuscript "netto di fuora" notation and wafer disinfection paper seal affixed to fold upon arrival, unobtrusive filing folds, a remarkably fresh letter.
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Turkey Italy 1765 Smyrna Naples DISINFECTED Forwarded Stampless FL GERMANIA
Stampless folded letter, datelined Smyrna (Sep 6), to Luca d'Oria, the Conte di Capaccio in Naples, with forwarding agent endorsement of Hibsch & Timoni of Constantinople (16.9), carried on the Austrian route to Vienna where it was received and forwarded by Gio. Henry Stammetz to Naples, struck with straight-line "Germania" in red, discoloration to portion of front from disinfection en route, a scarce twice-forwarded letter, attractive.
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Turkey Sc #24 (1869) 5pi blue Duloz USED IN CUMA-I ATIK BULGARIA in Blue
5pi blue Duloz, overprinted in black, exceptional strike of all-Arabic CUMA-I ATIK datestamp in blue, (Agaogullari & Papuccuoglu RF "Extremely Rare"), a choice cancellation of great rarity, with tremendous visual appeal.
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Turkey Sc #27/30 (1870-1) 10pa & 1pi Duloz USED IN SLIVEN (ISLIMIYE) BULGARIA
10pa lilac & 1pi yellow Duloz, tied to small piece by centrally-struck three-ring Arabic cancellation of SLIVEN (ISLIMIYE) BULGARIA , typical rough perforations for this issue, a most attractive example of this strike.
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