Lot 41113 – « VAN AVR..1896 » (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA

Stamp of Turkey "VAN AVR..1896" (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA
Stamp of Turkey "VAN AVR..1896" (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA
Stamp of Turkey "VAN AVR..1896" (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA
Stamp of Turkey "VAN AVR..1896" (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA

Lot 41113 – « VAN AVR..1896 » (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA

Turkey
Prix réalisé
Invendu
Estimation
1’500 – 3’000 CHF
Date de vente
dim. 7 déc. 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

« VAN AVR..1896 » (part of Armenia in 1920), bilingual dater with stretched stars, clear strike on 1892, 1 pia. on cover to Bangor, Maine, USA with transit and arrival marks; cover bit roughly opened at top, otherwise very fine. Only two covers of this extremely rare cancelation are recorded. Isfila catalogue No. 3 « RRR* » were the other existing cover is illustrated and described as being unique. A major rarity of Armenian postal history.

Note: in the C.G auction Nr.31 (2015 lot 48A) the 1905 VAN cover from the Otto Hornung collection which bears a different postmark type rated in Isfila only as « R » sold for 5200 EUR + fees.

Catalogue ref: S.G. 14, 12, 11

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