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  • Lot# : 806 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3
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    1871 (Oct 2): The famous cover from Acre to Beirut franked at Ship rate of 6 kopeks with pair of 1868 3 kop. green, perf. 11½, cancelled by framed floral handstamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 224) with Nicola Datodi sender's cachet below and reverse with over-inked "Ropit-Beirut" datestamp in blue (fig. 217). Slight file fold not detracting from marvellous appearance. This cover is mentioned and discussed on page 161 of Tchilinghirian & Stephen. A tremendous rarity for the connaisseur of both Russian and Levant Postal History. Cert. Sorani (1985). Ex collection Fabergé, London 1939, lot 251. Ex collection E. Tolkowsky.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 38,000 CHF

    Lot# : 807 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 7y
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    1874 (Jun 22): 3 k. green, vert. laid paper, in a vertical pair, tied by blue «Konstant.-Polsk Agenstvo.» cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 713) with blue company cachet alongside on cover to Aleppo with, on reverse, Alexandrette transit mark (Tchilinghirian fig. 801). A very fine cover. Provenance: Collection Pavlovsk, Corinphila sale 92 (1996).
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 808 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 16A
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    1899 (Aug 31): 2 k. green, perf. 14½:15, tied by "ROPiT Konstantinopol" cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 17) to complete newspaper with wrapper still attached and sent via Odessa (Sep 3) to Italy. Possibly the only recorded complete newspaper with Russian Levant stamp. Provenance: Collection Lipschutz.                         Cihangir Corinphila sale 121 (2000).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 809 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 19
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    1890 (Jan 23): 10 k. red & green, tied with large oval blueish R.O.P.i T. AGENT. RIZE 23 JANV 90 datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 92) on reverse of cover to Constantinople (Jan 27). The cover was taxed in Constantinople, but taxation was waved later on. Cover shortened at right, one of  two covers known with this first strike of the small ROPiT office in Rizeh nearby the Turkish - Georgian border. Provenance:  Collection Hissard.                          Corinphila sale 92 (1996); Corinphila sale 121 (2000).
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 810 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 19
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    1891 (Sep 7): 10 k. red & green, tied by 'ROPiT Konstantinopol' cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 17) on local cover within the city, rare use.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 811 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : P1
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    Holyland 1898 (Apr 21): 4 k. green stationery postcard, tied by large-part oval datestamp ROPiT AGENT. JAFFA (Tchilinghirian fig. 238), sent to Küllstedt (May 12). Cert. Muentz (1982).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 812 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : K1
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    1902 (Jan 22): 10 k. red & green stationery letter card, tied by ROPiT BEIRUT cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 220), sent via Port-Said (Feb 5) and Alexandria (Feb 7; Osman cds»s) to Birmingham. Provenance: Collection Fabergé.  
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 813 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 21y
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    Holyland 1904/05: Two picture postcards, each franked with 10 pa. on 2 k. green, tied by ROPiT JERUSALIM cds's (Tchilinghirian fig. 247), sent as printed matter to Barnstaple and Stuttgart. In the UK, the printed matter rate was not accepted and a British taxation of 1½ d. was charged.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 275 CHF

    Lot# : 814 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 21y/23y+39XII+40XII
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    1910 (Apr. 24): 10 pa. on 2 k. green, 20 pa. on 4  k. red., 1 pia. on 10 k. blue Imperial Arms 1900 definitives together with 50th ROPiT Anniversary «Smyrne» overprint 5 pa. on 1 k. yellow and 10 pa. on 2 k. green, tied by violet ROPiT SMIRNA cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 159), on registered cover with misperforated registration label via Constantinople (Apr 26) to Palermo (May 10). Cert. Sorani (2000).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 815 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 23y
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    1905 (Jun 21): 1 pi. on 10 k. blue, tied with rare ROPiT ORDU 21. VI. 1905 cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 753) on cover to Constantinople, arrival mark on reverse.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 816 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 30+31+39/II+40/II
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    1909 (Nov 18): 50th ROPiT Anniversary 5 pa. on 1 k. yellow (2) and 10 pa. on 2 k. green as well as «Constantinople» overprint 5 pa. on 1 k. yellow (2) and 10 pa. on 2 k. green, tied with Konstantinopol cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 22) on cover to Vienna. The usage of the overprint issue on cover is rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 817 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 39/IV+40/IV
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    Holyland 1912 (Oct 26): 50th ROPiT Anniversary «Jaffa» overprint 5 pa. on 1 k. yellow (pair) and 10 pa. on 2 k. green, tied by «ROPiT Jaffa« cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 241) on picture side of postcard (motif: Jaffa View from South), sent via Port-Said (Nov 9) to Oxford. Cert. Sorani (1990).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 818 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 45/II
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    1909 (Oct 20): 50th ROPiT Anniversary «Constantinople» overprint 10 pi. on 1 r. brown & orange, tied with blue Stambul cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 21) on registered cover to Leipzig. Although a philatelic use, the overprint issue on cover is rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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