Lot 60038 – Ottoman Post Offices

Plovdiv-Filibe: 1874 Registered overweight cover 15 grams from Plovdiv to Constantinople bearing Duloz 1870 postage due two pairs and single 1 piastre orange-brown and 20 para yellowish-brown all tied by Arabic double-circle “Filibe 81” handstamps (Coles & Walker fig.19) in black with Arabic small negative “Taahhüt olunmuştur” (has been registered) seal alongside, reverse with bilingual Stamboul arrival cds (March) and İstanbul City delivery fee “Şehir-City Post” overprinted 1 piaster (İsfila YPO 49) tied by oval Lianos type “Bachtche Capussi” datestamp, signed Nakri