Lot 53020 – First Day of usage for the Tughra Issue: December
Lot 53020 – First Day of usage for the Tughra Issue: December
Turkey » Tughra Issue
Dear collector, we present you lot 53020 which you can now add to your Turkey » Tughra Issue collection. If you have any questions about our stamps or letters, please feel free to contact us here.
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
15’000 EUR
Auction date
Sat 6 Dec 2014 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
First Day of usage for the Tughra Issue: December 29th 1862
1862 (29.12) Folded entire from Lefke (Bursa – Turkey) to Deraliye (Istanbul), dated “29 December 1862” in Greek, franked on arrival (dated 6th January) by Postage Due 1pi brick red shade, tied by “battal” cancellation in blue (Brandt Type II) – a First Day of usage (FDU)
An important showpiece for the whole of the Middle East
Provenance: ex Garmiryan; Basaran (2010), page 84. Auction
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