Lot# 1725 - 202-204 Auction
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Lot# : 1725 Russian Levant
Russian Levant 1875 (Oct 23): Cover from Constantinople to Paris with fine mixed franking of ROPIT 1872 3 k. green, used with Russia 1866/75 3 k. black & green and 10 k. blue & brown all tied by CONSTANTINOPLE datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 12) in bright blue with repeated strike above. Odessa transit cds (Oct 27) in black at right and thence via Erquelines (Nov 13) to Paris. Some edge wear to envelope and one perf. folded at top of 3 kopek, but a rare and most attractive mixed franking. Cert. Eichele (2000).Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 750 CHF