Lot 30000 – First Day of usage for the Tughra Issue: December

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.