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  • Lot# : 6652 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : Russia 5
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    1864 (Feb 5): Letter-sheet from Constantinople to Aleppo, endorsed "via Alexandrette", bearing two fine and fresh single Russia Imperial Arms 1858 10 kop. brown & blue perf. 12½, tied by "KONSTANTINOPOL 5 FEB. 1864" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 3), very scarce transit "PORT ALEKSANDRETTA FEB 13" cds in blue (modified Tchilinghirian fig. 198) with exchanged month and day slug and mute year slug alongside. The reverse shows a further Constantinople despatch strike. A very attractive entire showing the Port-to-Port rate to an unusual destination with the inland part of the journey within Syria presumably carried by courrier and paid by the addressee. Cert. Holcombe (1990).rnNote: Despatched at the Russian Consular Post Office in Constantinople, where Russian Imperial stamps were used from November 1862 until they were replaced by the 'Ship & Eagle' adhesives of the ROPiT in 1865.
    Starting bid : 500.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800.00 CHF

    Lot# : 6653 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3/II
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    Inscribed P.O.Π.и.T (ROPiT), 1868 (March 3): Incoming envelope from Odessa to Constantinople, bearing 1866 10 pa. rose & blue in a right marginal horizontal strip of four and a base marginal horizontal pair, two fresh and fine multiples with vibrant colour and good to huge margins, tied by three perfect strikes of "ODESSA 4 MAR. 1868" cds in black. Reverse with crisp arrival "KONST-POLSK. AGENSTVO 5 MAR 1868" cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 13). Horizontal and vertical filing folds between the multiples, cover roughly opened, nevertheless an attractive cover, the only usage of this issue in Russia known to the describer. Signed Sorani.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Maritime Mail of the Levant', DF, May 2005, lot 20265.
    Starting bid : 4,000.00 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6654 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 11/IIa
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    Imperial Post 1880 (Aug 25): Envelope from Constantinople to Odessa, bearing 1879 thin type II '7' in black on 10 kop. carmine & green perf. 14½, tied by "KONSTANTINOPOL 25 AUG. 1880" cds in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 15). Reverse with arrival cds (Aug 27). A fine cover with this elusive overprinted stamp. Cert. RPS (1963).rnProvenance: Collection Kohane; DF, April 2007, lot 41145.
    Starting bid : 750.00 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800.00 CHF
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