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Lot# 1566 - Auction 265-273

  • Lot# : 1566 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Russia 5
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    1865 (May 8): Entire letter from Constantinople to Trebisonda/Trapzon bearing a horizontal pair of Russia Imperial Arms 1858 10 kop. brown & blue perf. 12½, tied upon arrival by "PORT TREBIZOND 12 MAI 65" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 96), reverse with information strike. One short perf. and file fold away from the stamps, a very attractive entire showing the Port-to-Port rate, opened for display. rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 265.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300.00 CHF