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Auction: 14025 - The Philatelic Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1777

Turkey
1913 Recapture of Adrianople set, 1914 2pa. to 200pi., 1914 Postage Due set of four, 1914 overprinted with small five pointed star 10pa., 20pa. and 1pi., twenty-eight imperforate proofs in unissued colours, perforated "specimen" contained in leather bound presentation booklet inscribed "postage stamps of the ottoman empire. designed, engraved by bradbury, wilkinson & co. ltd, london"; some slight soiling and binding faults but an attractive and highly colourful booklet. Photo

Note: This is one of three presentation booklets produced by the printers. The first was presented to H.M. King George V, the second was presented to Sultan Muhamed-Reshed of Turkey and the third was retained by the printers, being offered at auction in 1994 when the Bradbury Wilkinson archive was sold.

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Sold for
£1,800