U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; The Versailles Collection
April 1-3, 2003

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Lot #2007
MESOPOTAMIA
1884 two covers from Lebanon to same address in Kut-Al-Amara, both franked with Turkey 20pa and canc. with rare double framked circular "Battal" pmk, extremely rare covers seldom seen
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Lot #2008
MESOPOTAMIA
1887 cover from Baghdad to Isphahan, sent via Teheran, franked on reverse by 1865 Turkey 1/2pre pair, gray Baghdad cds, with Tehran transit alongside, front bears neat Baghdad cachet, v.f. cover
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Lot #2009
MESOPOTAMIA
1889 locally address cover with bisect, neatly canc. by negative Baghdad (CW 3) pmk, also negative Hannekin pmk alongside, fine and rare
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Lot #2010
MESOPOTAMIA
1901 registered cover to Teheran, franked with Turkey 2x1pi, large Baghdad cds, tear at bottom, otherwise fine
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Lot #2011
MESOPOTAMIA
1906 Turkey 20pa stationery card to Amsterdam, large Baghdad cds, with Amsterdam arrival alongside, fine
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Lot #2012
MESOPOTAMIA
1906 cover to Meshed, franked with Turkey 1pi blue, with neat violet Kerbela canc., reverse bears Baghdad and Teheran pmk, and Meshed arrival, fine and rare
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Lot #2013
MESOPOTAMIA
1909 Vilayet Moussoul cover to Istanbul, franked with Turkey 1pi, cancelled by Moussoul pmk, fine
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Lot #2014
MESOPOTAMIA
1913 postcard from Banque Imperiale Ottomane franked with Turkey 20pa, neat octagonal Baghdad pmk, fine
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Lot #2015
MESOPOTAMIA
1914 registered cover to Berlin, franked with pair of Turkey 1pi, neatly canc. by Baghdad cds, fine
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Lot #2016
MESOPOTAMIA
1915 registered cover to New Jersey, U.S., franked with Turkey 2x1pi (one on reverse), canc. by Kerye Bachi pmk, with American Consulate cachet, New York arrival pmks on reverse, fine
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Lot #2017
MESOPOTAMIA
1919 registered official cover to Scotland, franked by India (I.E.F.) 2a, canc. by F.P.O. 11 (Samara) pmk, fine
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Lot #2018
MESOPOTAMIA
British Occupation.
1918-21 6a on 2p, 8a on 21/2p and 5r on 50p, all from the later printing showing 27.5mm surcharge, with 6a on 2p from first printing for comparison, l.h., fine-v.f.
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Lot #2019
MESOPOTAMIA
Revenue Stamps.
1920 11 values to 10r, six values to 1r on 10p, all fiscally used, plus n.h. 1/2a green sheet margin block of four with one stamp showing broken "E" variety, also with two documents usedwith revenues from this period, fine lot
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Lot #2020
MESOPOTAMIA
Indian Agency.
1869 cover (with endorsed letter) sent to Bombay, franked with India 1/2a, neatly canc. by "357" obliterator, with Bussora pmk alongside (rare pmk), fine and rare
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