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Lot# : 455 Russian Levant
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Catalogue# : 4I

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1866: 2 pia. horizontal background (2) from first and last print run of this subtype in the colours deep blue & rose and pale blue & rose, showing wide to broad margins with cutting lines, tied by blue double cds (April 9) of Smyrna (Tchilinghirian fig. 150) on cover to Tripoli. Fore-shortened at right but an extremely fine and rare combination cover. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

Provenance: Caspary collection, H. R. Harmer New York, Sale 13, March 1958, lot 287
Fabergé collection, Corinphila sale 105, September 1998, lot 8685.
Starting bid : 4,000 CHF

Hammer price : 4,000 CHF
Lot# : 456 Russian Levant
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1863/73: Lot four stamps, including a 1865 ROPIT 10 para brown & blue used, two copies of the 6 k. ultramarine for printed matters, one unused, other cancelled "Konstantinopol, 11.4.69" (Tchilinghirian fig. 9). In addition Imperial Post 20 k. blue & orange together with a 1872 3 k. green Russian Levant tied to piece by "Konstantin, 13.9.73" cds. (Tchilinghirian fig. 12). A fine group.

Starting bid : 600 CHF

Hammer price : not sold
Lot# : 457 Russian Levant
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Catalogue# : 11IIa

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1879: 10 k. carmine & green, overprinted with black "thin 7", tied with cds "LATAKIYA 30 YUL." (Tchilinghirian fig. 209) on 1881 folded letter to Aleppo with cds "ALEKSANDRETA 31 YUL." (Tchilinghirian fig. 200) alongside. Horizontal file fold touches the stamp, cover with some toning, however a very rare stamp on entire letter.

Starting bid : 1,000 CHF

Hammer price : 1,000 CHF
Lot# : 458 Russian Levant
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Catalogue# : 21y

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1900: 10 pa. on 2 k. green, vertically laid paper on picture side of postcard, tied with violet oval datestamp "ROPiT AG. KAVALLA 13 IYUN 1907" (Tchilinghirian fig. 185), with full strike on address side of card, sent as printed matter to the United States, ROPiT Saloniki (Jun 14) transit (Tchilinghirian fig. 178) and Monongahela PA arrival mark alongside (Jul 13). Extremely rare postmark not known on cover to Tchilinghirian.

Starting bid : 1,500 CHF

Hammer price : not sold
Lot# : 459 Russian Levant
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Catalogue# : 42III

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1909: 1 pia on 10 k. blue 1909 commemorative set 50th anniversary of ROPiT, additional overprint "Dardanelles", tied with blueish cds "ROPIT DARDANELLY 26.XII.1910" (Tchilinghirian fig. 138) on cover to Athens with arrival mark (Dec 28) on reverse. Slight vertical fold not touching the stamp. Postmark on cover not known to Tchilinghirian and use of this series on cover is also rare.

Starting bid : 1,500 CHF

Hammer price : not sold
Lot# : 460 Russian Levant
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1890: Registered cover with three-country franking with Turkey 10 pa. green (2) and 20 pa. violet 1892 definitive issue tied with bilingual cds of Brousse (Jan 27, 1898), sent to the Russian consul in Saloniki, there franked with add. pair 10 kop. carmine & green 1890 ROPiT issue, tied with violet cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 176), registered and sent to Langenargen (Germany), there franked again with Württemberg 3 pf. brown & 5 pf. green (Feb 11) and sent back to Brousse (Feb 18), transit cds of Constantinople and Odessa on reverse. Provenance: Cihangir collection, 121st Corinphila auction, May 2000, lot 522.

Starting bid : 750 CHF

Hammer price : 750 CHF
Lot# : 461 Russian Levant
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Catalogue# : 1-78

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1863/1914: Collection of used/unused stamps, carefully described on 34 pages incl. 6 k. blue 1863 for printed matter in all three paper types (stamp with medium paper thickness with small scratch), 1865 10 pa. & 2 pia. used, 1866 issue with both networks, 1876/79 overprints of "8" and "7" on 10 k. incl. the "thin 7" unused. A fine selection Mi = € 6'700.

Starting bid : 1,500 CHF

Hammer price : 1,500 CHF