Lot 60272 – Ottoman Post Offices

Samokov – Samakov: Entire dated 1865 from Samakov to Constantinople bearing on reverse block of four Duloz 1865 1 piastre lilac (small tear at base) tied by extremely rare dotted Arabic « Samakov » handstamp in blue (İsfila AP03), one of just two recorded covers with this extremely rare postmark, a magnificent and noteworthy cover, one of the most beautiful and rare covers of Bulgarian & Ottoman philately, a fabulous showpiece, cert. Nakri