727

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Used study with a range of 1921 issues on pieces and five covers demonstrating rates and cancellations, incl. Turkish Currency 30pa. on 1/2d. (8, two paying printed paper rate on small 1921 (Dec. 20) cover to Birmingham) to 183/4pi. on 1s. (2), British Currency ''LEVANT'' values from 2d., to 6d. (block of four with slight faults and two pairs), 1s. with parcel cancellations, etc. (25 items)

Price Realised £75

728

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Overprinted stationery, 1923 (Sept. 5), 1921 71/2pi. on 41/2d. puce registered envelope (RP38) size F (print code AR) used to Berlin with added 71/2pi. on 5d, redirected to Danzig with Danzig 5 two line magenta censor mark, transit and arrival c.d.s's on reverse, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £150

729

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: A range of covers and cards from British P.O. mainly with Turkish currency frankings and variously addressed, sent at 11/2pi. printed paper rate (2), 41/2pi. postcard rate (9) incl. one bearing 30pa. on 1/2d. (4) with 11/2pi. on 1d., another underpaid to Paris with ''T'' mark but uncharged, and 41/2pi. on 11/2d. stationery card (CP77) addressed to Egypt, 41/2pi. local rates (2), 71/2pi. letter rate (4, one to U.S.A. with G.P.O. Officially Secured label, 111/4pi. 40g. rate (3, one underpaid but uncharged to U.S.A., another to Manchester with 3d. postage due), and three Official stampless covers (two with address excised). (21 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD

730

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1920 (July-Sept.) U.P.U. rates, ten covers or cards and one front with unoverprinted G.B. issues cancelled British P.O. Constantinople single ring or British A.P.O. double ring, variously addressed with 1d. foreign postcard rate, 21/2d. foreign letter rate (one double weight), 41/2d. registered rate (2, one to New York sent Sept. 27 with A.P.O. c.d.s. last day of use) and 6d. double weight, also cancelled adhesives and frankings on pieces with values to 10s. (2), fair to fine.

Price Realised £240

731

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1920 (Sept.)-1921 (June) U.P.U. rates, 26 covers, cards etc. with unoverprinted G.B. issues cancelled British P.O. Constantinople double ring, variously addressed and rated incl. 1/2d. printed paper, 1d. foreign postcard incl. unoverprinted stationery card (CP73) and ''LEVANT'' overprint (CP62, horizontal fold but interesting message), 21/2d. foreign letter (two double weight), registered incl. three with provisional registration label, 41/2d. single rate incl. 2d. black Forces registered envelope (RPF1, front only) and scarce 2d. black+2d. orange provisional registered envelope (RP31) used 1920 (Oct. 23) with added 1/2d. to Bradford, 6d. double weight (4) and 1921 (May 2) large cover to Sweden at 1s.3d. rate, also cancelled adhesives and frankings on pieces with values to 2s.6d., 5s.(3), 10s. incl. 5s. (2) and 10s. cancelled two line ''BRITISH POST OFFICE/CONSTANTINOPLE'', etc., fair to fine.

Price Realised £420

732

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1920 (Dec.) to 1921 (Aug.), Imperial rates with unoverprinted G.B. issues cancelled British P.O. Constantinople double ring, covers (5) at 1/2d. printed paper, 31/2d. (2, one to U.S.A.), registered 61/2d. (with provisional registration label) and 81/2d. (franked ''CL'' perfin 2d. (3), 21/2d.) rates, 4d. grey-green registered envelope (RP30) size H (vertical fold) with added 2d. (3) paying 10d. 5oz. rate, also frankings on pieces (4), fair to fine. (10 items)

Price Realised £240

733

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Overprinted stationery, 1921 71/2pi. on 5d. orange registered envelope (RP34) size F (print code MP) used at double rate to Dorset with added 33/4pi. on 21/2d. and 71/2pi. on 5d., size G (KP) to Danzig with 71/2pi. on 5d., size H (FP) with adhesive removed, and size K (GP) with added 71/2pi. on 5d. and 15pi. on 10d., both to London (4 items) Photo.

Price Realised £220

734

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1921 (June-Aug.) U.P.U. rates altered from June 13, nine covers or cards variously addressed with unoverprinted G.B. issues cancelled British P.O. Constantinople double ring, incl. 2d. foreign postcard, 3d. foreign letter, 41/2d. double weight, registered 5d. local, 6d. and 71/2d. foreign double weight rates, also range of cancelled adhesives and frankings on pieces with values to 2s.6d., fair to fine.

Price Realised UNSOLD

735

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1921 (Aug.) Introduction of Piastre rates, transitional period, seven variously addressed covers or cards incl. 41/2pi. foreign postcard, 71/2pi. letter and 15pi. registered rates, unoverprinted frankings incl. 3d. letter rate, registered cover to London with ''CL'' perfin 1/2d. (2), 11/2d. (7) paying 111/2d. rate, stampless postcard with ''T'' charge mark, cancelled adhesives (some on pieces) and (Dec. 13) underpaid cover to London bearing (invalid) unoverprinted 21/2d. pair, charged ''T/100c (ms. )'' and with G.B. 1d. postage due, good to fine. (17 items)

Price Realised £260

736

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Registered rates, 15pi. single rate variously composed by Turkish Currency issues on covers (4) to Egypt, Greece, Sweden and Switzerland, 183/4 double rate on covers (2) to England and Egypt, also unusual 1923 registered letter receipt and registered airmail cover (with etiquette) to Teheran franked 15pi. on 10d. with ''LEVANT'' 1d., 5d. for airmail rate. (8 items) Photo.

Price Realised £250

737

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: 1922 Chanak Crisis, p.p.c. to Guernsey headed ''Constantinople/16-10-22'', sender writes ''We are off the boat now and in barracks'', franked G.B. 11/2d. cancelled Oct. 17 Field Post Office 14 c.d.s., the 2d. postcard rate having been reduced on May 29. Photo.

Price Realised £95

738

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Indian Expeditionary Force, mint and used selection with F.P.O. 400 (main P.O. for remaining troops after closure of British A.P.Os on Nov. 30 1920) with 1921 (Jan. 17) p.p.c. to England franked I.E.F. 1a. cancelled single ring, 1922 (May 5) cover to Galata franked I.E.F. 2a. and (Dec. 9) underpaid to Zurich with I.E.F. 1/2a., 2a., cancelled double rings (with Swiss 15c. postage due), also civilian use 1920 (June 18) two p.p.c's to France franked unoverprinted G.B. 1d. and 1/2d. pair respectively cancelled F.P.O. 409 double ring, and 1922 (Apr.) envelope to London unusually franked unoverprinted India 2a. cancelled F.P.O. 415 double ring etc.

Price Realised £200

739

Sale number: 117

Richard Malim Collection: British Levant: Reopened British Post Office in Constantinople 1920-23: Overprinted stationery, 1923 (Aug. 6), 1921 71/2pi. on 41/2d. puce registered envelope (RP38) size H (print code LQ) used to France with added 33/4pi. on 21/2d. and 71/2pi. on 5d., transit and Nancy arrival on c.d.s. on reverse, folded and slightly trimmed at left. The only recorded example. Photo.

Price Realised £350