U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 20-21, 2016

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #648
GREECE Greek Post Office in Turkey
1869 (11 Apr) FL from Constantinople to Athens, franked with 40 Lepta (full margins) Large Hermes Head tied by numeral 95 lozenges alongside CONSTANTINOPLE TURKEY Greek P.O. cds, with Athens arrival on back
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #649
GREECE Greek Post Office in Turkey
1912 cover, franked with Turkey 1pi blue (Mohammed V Tughra issue), sent from Lemnos to Egypt, stamp tied by negative ELLAS / LEMNOS provisional cancel, with additional strike alongside, reverse shows ALEXANDRIA transit and BIRKET EL GHAD arrival cds, filing folds away from the stamp, scarce commercial usage abroad, one month after Greek liberation of the island
Envelope
Catalog #154
Unsold

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