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Lot# 6201 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 6201 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11/Ia
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    Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example tied to 1879 cover from Constantinople to Tomsk, Siberia endorsed 'via Odessa' by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (Dec 17) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 12). Odessa cds of transit thence via Moscow (Dec 23) and on Perm-Ekaterinaburg Railway with Postal Wagon 81 datestamp and Omsk cds's. Cover returned to sender from Tomsk with Constantinople re-arrival (29 Feb 1880) on reverse along with eight other datestamps. A most extraordinary and rare usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF