0593/94. Young woman with mushroom, clock & bag of money, hand-colored/tinted real photo postcard published by RPH. mailed within Turkey TCV (indistinct cancel) 1908, back paper browning with age, minor corner & edge wear. $7.00 cw(r)t

"2. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church, undivided back era, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ti

"3. Vue intérieur St.(sic) Sophie Galérie." Showing the interior of the church, undivided back era, unused, light toning in front message area, tiny bend at one corner, trivial corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 ti

"49 CONSTANTINOPLE. Portail de Dolmabagtché" showing a gate of the Sultan's palace made entirely of white marble; unused real photo Postkarte with matte finish, good edges, slight oxidation consistent with age. Surprisingly hard to find! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 t

"51364 / Portefaix  Salut de Constantinople /  Ludwigsohn Frères, Place Karakeny 21, Constantinople" showing men moving a heavy object on poles, black & white post card with dark red caption on undivided back, unused, mild corner wear & rounding, corner crease. $7.50 t

"5.  Vue intérieure de St.(sic) Sophie (Peristyle)." black & white post card with undivided back, unused, fresh appearance. Caption error: the abbreviation should be Ste. Also, the printer did not put the image exactly parallel to the bottom edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ti

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"75. CONSTANTINOPLE. Cérémonie du Selamlik" showing a men-only ceremony at the state apartments of the Dolmabahçe Palace; post card from Papeterie F. L. Lœffler, unused, light album marks on back, good edges. Seldom seen or offered. $8.00 t

"79. CONSTANTINOPLE. Ste Sophie" black & white interior, quality postcard from NPG, unused, fresh appearance. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ti

"90. CONSTANTINOPLE. Intérieur de Grand Bazar", postcard from NPG, made in Germany, corner crease. Interesting details. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 ti

"96 / Constantinople. Fontaine de Sultan Ahmed." sepia-tone real photo postcard with matte finish & slight oxidation, back dated 1923 with clear address handstamp of Hatchik Hatchadourian. $5.00 tg

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98% complete BRITISH POST OFFICE / MY 14 13 / CONSTANTINOPLE hand cancel ties one-penny stamp overprinted LEVANT franking post card to England, message comments on stamp. Front: Real photo "42 CONSTANTINOPLE  La Tour de Galata". Long corner crease misses stamp side of back, small corner crease at bottom hits nothing. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00

"A horse car  Smyrna / Turkey" showing the fully loaded car itself (rather than the horse) & a winsome girl posing nearby the single-rail line that took tourists around the bay; slight oxidation consistent with circa 1910 - 1920 age, sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo postcard with caption from pencil writing on back from a reliable source. Rare subject, but we do believe that a photo like it is in the US Library of Congress. Sold but front is still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 thg*

"Anatole Hissar on the Bosphorus" unused Tuck Oilette post card number 7724, signed Azarian art. Scene is in Constantinople Turkey. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 att

"Bosphore. Eaux douces d'Asie. 7783 / Salut de Constantinople." Showing people in two rowboats, postcard with undivided back, writing on back, small scrape near back edge, corner & edge wear but a beautiful image. $6.00 ts

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MODERN NAME: ISTANBUL

"Coiffeurs turcs. Constantinople" also with Arabic writing, unused post card, lightly toned back, corner wear & rounding, heavy album marks on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bt

"Constantinople. Bosphore. Une panoramique de Beyterbey" color postcard circa 1912, numbered 7494 on back, unused, lightly toned back, trivial wear at 2 upper corners. $3.00 t*

"Constantinople. Bosphore Vue du Yénikeuy, côte d'Europe." color post card circa 1912 but very late usage at Constantine Michigan, small chip missing from one corner, other corners worn. $1.50 t*

"Constantinople -- Derviches musiciens" showing 4 seated, one of which is reading a large book; unused carte postale, 36 Editeur S. N. Nicolaïévitch, minor corner & edge wear. $6.50 tm

"Constantinople. Eyoub" color post card circa 1912, numbered 7496 on back, unused, toned back. $2.25 t

"Constantinople. / Fontaine de la Mosquée à Cyoub /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1122." with many pigeons in the foreground, unused, undivided back era, light album impressions at the corners, light album marks on front. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 *

"CONSTANTINOPLE. Grand Cimetière d'Eyoub" showing 3 people in a cemetery, unused real photo post card, corner crease. $5.00 tc%

"Constantinople. Kiosk, aux Eaux-Douces." Showing a beautiful woman catching a small fish from a boat, color postcard circa 1912, numbered 185 / 8216 on back, unused, fairly fresh. $4.25 tf

"Constantinople. / Le Château des Sept Tours (lédikoulé). // N. 1120 - E. F. Rochaf - Constantinople. / Editions d'Art de l'Orient ..." showing 3 of the seven towers comprising the fortress; unused post card with hand-colored appearance, soft bottom corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 t

"Constantinople. L'église Bulgare à Phanar" postcard from an undisclosed publisher, very late usage at Turkey Texas, minor corner wear, album marks at the front corners. Hard to find! $7.50 t

"Constantinople -- Le Pont de Stamboul" showing many pedestrians on the bridge, color postcard circa 1912, made in Italy, unused, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear. $3.25 tb

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"Constantinople. Mosquée Validé" showing boats passing near it, color post card circa 1912, unused, toned back, small scrape at the top center edge, lacks freshness. $2.00 t*

"Constantinople / Mosquée Sultan Ahmed & Ruines du Palais / de Justinien. / N. 1135  E. F. Rochaf - Constantinople. / Editions d'Art de l'Orient ..." unused postcard with hand-colored appearance, inconspicuous small upper corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 t

"Constantinople. Péra et Galata" including several small boats in the foreground, color, unused, lightly toned back. $3.00 t. More toning on the back. $2.50 t

"Constantinople. Place de Top-Hané" including a somewhat indistinct double-decker streetcar in the foreground, color post card circa 1912, unused, toned back. $5.00

"tsek-Kalderim" color postcard from S. N. Nicolaïévitch, unused, internal crease, minor corner wear & rounding. $2.00 t

"Constantinople Scutari" including two small ships in the foreground, sepia-tone real photo postcard with very late usage at Millport Pennsylvania, heavily toned back, 2 small nicks near one corner, low-contrast /  grayish, toning along top front edge. $2.75 t

"Constantinople Scutari" with a panoramic view, sepia-tone real photo postcard with very late usage at Landisburg West Virginia, heavily toned back. Scutari is a suburb of Constantinople. $5.50 t

"Constantinople  Stamboul  La Mosquée d'Ahmed" unused carte postale, number 28 from Editeur S. N. Nicolaïévitch, excellent condition. $3.75 t

"CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY" with art depicting Sophia Church, ships in the Bosphorus, a street scene, man & woman in costume; from Arbuckle coffee, 1891 copyright, Detailed information about the city & the coffee on the back. Ad card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 aft

"Départ des refugiées musulmanes de Salonique" now Thessaloniki / Θεσσαλονίκη; also captioned in Greek, showing the departure of Ottoman Muslim refugees with their worldly possessions in large bags, boarding a train, during the population exchange that took place between Turkey & Greece by treaty in the spring of 1923, after the Greco-Turkish War and before the following Treaty of Lausanne; unused carte postale from Editor D. Sonides in Salonika, minor corner & edge wear. The exchange effectively put a halt to horrific ethnic cleansings previously experienced by civilians loyal to both sides during the war. The cost? About 500,000 Muslims & 1,500,000 Orthodox Christians were uprooted from their homes & not allowed to return. Rare, historic & unusual. Sold but front side still available for artistic study & reference as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 gths

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"DEVANT UNE MOSQUÉE" showing seated men reading the Koran, postcard with undivided back, Th. E. L. No. 15, unused, trivial wear at 2 corners. $7.50 t

"Faubourgs de SMYRNE. - Cordelio. 1" also captioned in Greek, showing the Cordelio / now Karşıyaka suburb on the Gulf of İzmir; carte postale mailed 6.6.14 at Smyrne using an Italian Offices 20-para on 10-centesimi stamp to New Bedford Pennsylvania, both upper corners with a tiny crease, the upper corner further from the stamp having a longer crease as well, long bottom corner bend. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 either or $7.25 both. t-ti

"Fontaine des Eaux Douces d'Asil. Constantinople /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1149.  Photogr. Abdullah." with 6 sheep grazing & a man selling what looks like pretzels from a small portable stand, unused, undivided back era, light album marks on front, small corner bend. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 *

"Fontaine de S. M. L'Empéreur Guillaume, Stamboul. /  Constantinople. / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople. 1263.  Phot. Sébak & Joaillier." color on unused undivided back, light album marks on front. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 *

"GALATA KÖPRÜSÜNDEN YENI CAMININ GÖRÜNÜSÜ /  New mosque at Eminönü / Istanbul" postcard mailed 1965 by US serviceman on the ship Sampson (DDG10) to Ohio at the 5-c rate, wear at bottom corners. $2.50 t-t

"Hamals. / Souvenir de  / Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople.  1119. Photogr. Sébah..." showing 4 porters resting with a large-barrel load, unused, undivided back era, light album impressions at the corners, tiny but nonetheless noticeable scrape near top front edge, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 *

HAVA HARP OKULU /  TURKISH AIR FORCE. Continental Ilford real photo post card showing its Douglas DC-3 (YSL-52) parked, good focus, contrast a bit low, writing on back identifies. $7.50 a(m)t

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TURKEY IN THE FIRST BALKAN WAR, 1912 - 1913
[Montenegro fought Turkish troops in what is now Albania.]

"...La guerre balkanique 1912...Bachibouzouks tués." Showing dead Turkish irregulars, unused post card, caption also in Cyrillic, one worn corner and a tiny edge knick. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 aht

"…La guerre balkanique 1912 / Le comandant monténegrin obsérve les position turques" showing a Montenegrin officer observing the Turks from his position in a tree, black & white with red caption in 2 languages, unused postcard, paper starting to yellow just a bit with age. $15.00 mht

"...La guerre balkanique 1912-13...La tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole avec le reconovement des officiers" Showing a Turkish trench, unused postcard, caption also in Cyrillic, small corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 aht

"...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Sur la tranchée turque prise à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white post card with red caption in 3 languages, showing Montenegrins taking a Turkish trench during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mhta

"...La guerre balkanique 1912-13 / …Les tranchants devant une position turque prise par les Monténegrins à Bardagnole le 9.11.1913" black & white post card with red caption in 3 languages, showing Turkish position taken by Montenegrins during the first Balkan War, unused & fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mht

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"Le pont de Galata (Karakeuy.) /  Salut de Constantinople. / 2" showing a bridge with many pedestrians, black & white postcard with dark red caption on undivided back, unused, lightly toned back, minor wear at one corner. $5.00 tb

"Les chiens des rues. / Le déjeuner. / Souvenir de" showing a man feeding several street dogs, sepia-tone on paper yellowing with age. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"Life in Turkey. Working girls. 8733" showing many women & some girls working under male supervision,  All Round the World Series No. 4829, postcard printed in Germany, unused & fairly fresh. Of interest to the social historian. $15.00 ts*

"Marchand ambulant. / Editeur Max Fuchtermann, Constantinople. 1514  Phot. Sébah à Joaillier" undivided back era, neat writing on front, mild corner wear, light album marks on front. The man is a date merchant as shown and specified on the following postcard. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

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"Marchand de Dattes.  Constantinople." a heavily-laden vendor weighing some dates with a hand scale, postcard numbered 12615 on back, unused, corner & edge wear. $20.00 tp

"Marchandes Musulmanes. / 242 /  9468" showing women street merchants selling cloth & clothing,  circa 1912 unused postcard with good edges, fresh appearance. $12.00 tw. Same except mild wear at 4 corners. $10.00 tw*

FRUCHTERMANN COSTUME  POSTCARDS

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). // 1er VALLET DE CHAMBRE / DU GRAND CHEF / DE LA RELIGION //  PROFESSEUR EN CHEF / DES / SÉMINAIRES TURCS //  GRAND CHEF DE LA RELIGION / ET / GRAND JUGE //  GREFFIER / DU / CHEIKH ULISLAM" post card showing 4 officials; Max Fruchtermann number 106, unused, yellowish paper, small spots of toning on back, mild corner & edge wear, toning at front mostly at top & right edges, unusual subject matter. $4.50 tc*

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). // 1er VALLET DE CONTROLEUR / GÉNÉRAL DES /  FINANCES //  CONTROLEUR GÉNÉRAL / DES /  FINANCES // GRAND DIGNITAIRE / CHARGÉ DE TRACER / LES CIFFRES DU SULTAN //  DIRECTEUR DE LA MONNAIE" postcard showing 5 financial officials; Max Fruchtermann number 118, unused, yellowish paper, small spots of toning on back, noticeable corner & edge wear, toning at front mostly close to or at the edges, unusual subject matter. $4.50 tc*

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  CHEF DES ENNUQUES NOIRS / HOMME DE CONFIANCE DU SULTAN // SULTAN MAHMOUD / KHAN GAZI N. // PORTE GLAIVE // 1er VALET DE / CHAMBRE DU SULTAN" postcard including the sultan, his chief of the black eunuchs & his valet; Max Fruchtermann number 102, unused, yellowish paper, toned back, mild edge wear, toning at front mostly at the edges, unusual subject matter. $6.00 tc

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  EXÉCUTEUR DES /  HAUTES OEUVRES //  EXÉCUTEUR EN CHEF / DES HAUTES OEUVRES //  GRAND VIZIR //  LIEUTENANT DES / PORTES DU PALAIS //  OFFICIER D'ORDce / EN CHEF" post card including various palace functionaries; Max Fruchtermann number 104, unused, yellowish paper, lightly toned back, mild corner & edge wear, dark toning near front corners & edges, unusual subject matter. $4.50 tc*

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  KHOUMBARADJI. / Bombardiers" postcard showing three artillerymen standing, in vertical format; Max Fruchtermann number 103, unused, yellowish paper, minor corner wear, lightly toned front, unusual subject matter. The man on the left is an officer. $4.50 tc

"Medjmoual tecavir (Collection de costumes). //  SALMA NEFERI / Soldats de Police (Patrouille) //  NOBETCHI / Aide de Camp de Lieut. Général //  HASSEKI AGA / Messager du Palais (Officier)" post card showing 4 men (2 are a police patrol) in vertical format; color, Max Fruchtermann number 115, unused, yellowish paper, minor corner wear, dark toning near front corners & edges, unusual subject matter. The man on the right is an officer. $5.50 tc*

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"Musée de Tanissaires. Constantinople" showing a museum interior with interesting costumes on display, color postcard numbered 446 on back, circa 1912, unused, toned back, minor corner wear. $3.50 tm

"No. 45 Constantinople. Mendiants devant la porte / de la Mosquée Suleïmanié." Showing beggars outside a mosque; post card with undivided back, numbered 4416 on back, unused, good edges, fresh appearance. Shown left. $10.00 tp Tiny spot of toning on back edge & small area of toning near one front corner, minor wear to the bottom corners. Shown right. $8.50 tp

PAMFILYA. Unused regular-size post card showing its Douglas DC-3C (TC-ALI) at Antalya in October 1989, published in Czechoslovakia, near mint. $7.50 at

"Postkarte mit Nationalflagge // Wert exclusive Courtage / Türkei" unused Postkarte on pebbled stock with deeply embossed images of 10 different coins circulating in Turkey circa 1902 (5 paras, 1/2 beschlik, 5 piasters, etc.) & the Turkish flag; a few tiny spots of album toning,  excellent condition overall. Interesting center table gives 7 different exchange rates for 4 of the coins, meant to help merchants with travelers. $25.00 ntf

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"Ramasseur d'ordures. Constantinople." Showing a dust-bin collector with his shovel & mule, fresh colors, circa 1912, unused, numbered 38 on back, minor corner wear, very unusual subject matter. The only post card we have ever seen with this necessary occupation, but it has sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50

"Roumeli-Hissar. / Constantinople /  Editeur Max Fruchtermann, Constantinople.  1252. Photogr. Sébah..." unused, undivided back era, album marks on front, album impressions at the corners, trivial corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a slightly larger than full-size 75-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 *

"Rouméli Hissar. Salut de Constantinople. / 110" Including a rowboat with sail in the foreground, black & white carte postale with dark red caption, undivided back era, minor corner wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 t

"SALUT DE CONSTANTINOPLE / DOMPTEURS D'OURS" (Bear Show!) The finest Turkish postcard we have ever seen. Mailed June 18, 1901 from the French post office in Galata (a suburb of Constantinople) Turkey using a French stamp, to Chambéry in the Savoie, France. So often when you find a nice card like this, it is damaged...but not this time! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a larger, enhanced 72-dpi 23-KB scan in .jpg format $1.50 (with both sides in color), or 274-KB full-size black & white scan of the front image for $2.00. tba

"Salut de Constantinople.  Mosqée du Sultan Achmed." unused carte postale from an undisclosed publisher, numbered 6197 on its divided back, very faint small upper corner crease. Surprisingly hard to find. $10.00 tg

"Smyrne -- Ouvriers de Paniers" showing 2 Turkish basket-makers working outside, color, unused, water stain runs along top edge. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 tp!

"Souvenir / de / Smyrne" with a shore scene including camels & many small boats, Correspondenz-Karte with undivided back, mailed at the Austrian Offices in Constantinople 29.4.00 to Mrs. J. C. Gilman in Chicago Illinois (20-para overprint on 10-heller well-centered stamp, cancel socked-on-nose), a bit of each top corner knocked off, bottom corners with small creases, a lot of wear at the top & bottom. Slightly taller than regular-size. $4.75 t-a

"Stamboul. L'Entrée d'honneur du Palais de Dolma-Bagtché" unused real photo postcard from Isaac M. Ahitouv, fairly fresh. $4.00 t

SULTAN AIR (Turkey). Unused continental post card showing their Antonov AN-24 (TC-JUZ) on the ground at Istanbul, tiny corner crease. $4.50 at

"TA1A" continental shortwave (21 mc/s) QSL card with a drawing of the ship Evai in silhouette, used 1987 by operator Unal Akbal (now a 'silent key'), couple tiny spots on the otherwise blank back. $1.75 t

"TA2AH/A" shortwave (14 MHZ) Kiziltoprak (Kadikoy district, near Istanbul) QSL card used 1988 by operator S. Rüchan Özatay, excellent condition. $2.00 t

"TA2AO" shortwave (28.035 MHz) Istanbul QSL card used 1988 by operator Osman Memişyazici, TRAC logo in black, excellent condition. $1.50 t

"TA2BK" shortwave (18 MHz) Asian Istanbul QSL viewcard with a Ministry for Tourism promotional message & night scene on back, used 1993 by operator Bahri Kaçan, 2 long creases. $1.00 t. Same, but 1993 usage for a 10 MHz contact, excellent condition. Back shown. $2.00 t

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"TA3PB" Izmir short-wave (28.495 MHz) QSL card used 1991, correction on face, good edges. $2.25 t

"Temple de Diane. Ruines d'Ephèse" showing the ruins by moonlight, monochromatic green with brown caption on undivided back, unused, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 tm

"TH. E. L. SERIE 1039" showing several men carrying a large barrel-shaped object on poles, color post card circa 1912, unused, mild corner wear & rounding. $5.00 t

THT. Unused regular-size post card showing its Antonov AN-24RV (TC-FPB) parked with ladder extended, from a limited edition of 500, small light spot in address area, otherwise fresh. $4.75 a(p)t

"Tour de Léandre. Salut de Constantinople. / 597" showing a couple small boats passing the fabled lighthouse, black & white with dark red caption on brownish paper, undivided back era, mild corner wear & rounding. Post card sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 tl***

"TÜRKIYE  St. Sophia" showing 2 women seated outdoors, one holding a large plant; unused oversized postcard (longer than most) in near-mint condition. $1.50 t*

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"TÜRKIYE  St. Sophia" showing 3 men seated, smoking hookahs; unused oversized post card (longer than most) in near-mint condition. $1.50 ts*

Two almost complete MR 4 07 / BRITISH POST OFFICE / SMYRNA hand cancels, one tying one-penny stamp overprinted LEVANT, on color postcard mailed to Ohio. Front: "Salut de Constantinople. / Yildiz-Kiosque et la revue militaire  9538" showing a military parade with spectators seen from a high vantage point. Mild corner wear, small spot near left back edge obscures nothing. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 tp-b

"Vieux Séraï (2d cour, l'allee des cyprès" circa 1920 real photo post card with very late usage at Ferrellsburg West Virginia, slight oxidation, wavy paper. Location also spelled Saray. $4.00 t

"Vue du Pont Stamboul Salut de Constantinople" showing many pedestrians on a bridge, black & white with dark red caption, undivided back era, unused, soft bottom corners. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 tb

WINGS. Continental color photograph showing its Beech Kingair (TC-FBZ) on the ground, good focus & contrast, slight tilt to the composition but still a pleasing image. Rare. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 a(p)t

"Women weavers at a textile / mill in Tarsus Turkey" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1962 at Stanton North Dakota. $2.00 tw*

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