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Lot# 6192 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 6192 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1868 (March 10): Inscribed P.O.Π.и.T (ROPiT) 2 pi. deep blue and rose, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, tiny incision into margin only at top right, tied to 1868 cover from Constantinople addressed to the Captain of the Austrian Brig 'Ino' at Nikolaiev, Ukraine; tied by ROPIT / CONSTANTINOP. AGENT datestamp (-/IIII) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 8). Nikolaiev arrival cds (April 20) in black alongside and reverse with Odessa transit cds (April 19). Two vertical file folds well away from the adhesives, of no significance as multiples of this issue are great rarities on letter.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF