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  • Lot# : 1731 Russian Levant

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    1868: 1 kop. brown & 5 kop. blue, tied by dotted numeral mark "724" of Alexandretta (Iskenderun) to outer letter sheet, dated 'April 24 1869' inside, sent to Beirut, on reverse 'Port Alexandretta' and 'Port Beirut' cds's in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 198 & 217). Harbor-to-harbor tariff of the Levant with Alexandretta being a rare provenance, most covers came from Aleppo and were forwarded via Alexandretta.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold