U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
July 22-23, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1327 TURKEY 1864 1pi black on red lilac (unlisted shade), third setting, and 2pi black, second setting, margins all around, on FL from Philipopoli (present day Plovdiv, Bulgaria) to Istanbul, tied by green and black cancellations, filing folds away from the stamp, v.f., this is the only recorded example of the 1pi "red lilac" (third setting) on cover, ex-Kinsy, with 1984 Royal and 2005 Nakri certs. (Mi. 2IIIyvar, 3IIx)  Catalog #2,4 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
