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Lot# 664 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 664 French Levant

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    French offices in Constantinople 1873 (Oct 15): Cover from Constantinople to Mariupol, franked by 1872 Cérès 30 c. brown in a horizontal pair, tied by bold dotted '5083' Gros Chiffres numeral lozenge. CONSTANTINOPLE 15 OCT. 73 TURQUIE despatch cds in black, framed PD in red and crisp "KONST-POLSK 8 OKT. 73" cds of the Russian ROPiT post office (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 713) in blue alongside as well as a Russian transit cds of Odessa and an Oct 14 (Julian calendar) arrival cds of Mariupol at the Sea of Azov. Light filing folds, a desirable cover despatched at the French P.O. but transferred to and further on transported by the Russian ROPiT. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF