Lot 30155 – UNIQUE USAGE OF THE RECTANGULAR CANCEL 2pi blac

UNIQUE USAGE OF THE RECTANGULAR CANCEL 2pi black on blue-green, with red control band in red at bottom, neatly tied on 1865 folded cover to Mersina by superb DERALIYE triple boxed rectangular cancel (Brandt type III-12), with French post office CONSTANTINOPLE/TURQUIE cds & “10” tax marking alongside, a superb usage and unique on the Tughra issue A late usage of the Tughra issue with the very rare boxed cancellation which was normally only used on the Duloz issue Note: Illustrated in Basaran (2010) page 69