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Russian Levant

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  • Lot# : 1409 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3/II
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    1866: ROPiT definitive (10 pa.) rose & blue without hatching of the ROPiT tablet in a block of four, fresh colour and good to large margins all round, cancelled by illisible datestamp. Horiz. fold through the lower pair, vert. fold through the right pair, light thin at top, still an appealing and rare unit of this stamp. Signed Schlesinger Mi = € 400+.rnProvenance: Collection Agathon Fabergé; Harmer's Auction (January 1940).rnNote: Bought in 1911 by Agathon Fabergé for his Russia Levant collection and presented in 1933 during the famous WIPA stamp show in Vienna in frame 2, sheet 11 of his Russian Levant exhibit, no. 244; see p. 325 in Hellman & Stone; Agathon Fabergé - Portrait of a philatelist.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1410 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 6
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    1869 (Oct 3): Cover from Rhodes to Beyrouth franked wih ROPiT definitive 2 pi. blue & rose, a fine and fresh example with large margins all round, tied by nearly illegible PORT RODOS cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 171) in blue and in black to the entire letter, reverse with PORT BEIRUT arrival cds (Oct 27) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 217, without year slug). Cover slightly strengthened but a rarely seen Russian Levant PO datestamp on an interesting 'Port to Port' cover.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1411 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 19C
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    1890: ROPiT 10 kop. red & green, a fine example used on 1890 cover with complete original contents from Jaffa to Chios, the adhesive being tied on arrival by CHIOS datestamp (June 2) of Russian Post Office in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 164). A scarce and unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 450 CHF

    Lot# : 1412 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 21y
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    Russia in the Levant Dardanelles 1908 (Feb 14): 10 pa. on 2 k. green (pair), tied by crisp cds ROPiT DARDANELLY (Tchilinghirian fig. 138) to picture postcard, sent to Bern. This postmark is described by Tchilinghirian not to be found on cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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