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Lot# : 1211 Russian Levant
1866 (27 Sept): Entire letter from the Russian consular P.O. in Constantinople via Odessa to Kishinev in Bessarabia, bearing Imperial 1865 10 kop. brown & blue in a strip of three, tied by light KONSTANTINOPOL despatch cds in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 3), KISHINEV arrival cds in black alongside, reverse with ODESSA transit (29 Sept) cds. Rare usage of Imperial adhesives before the ROPiT issues came into use.rnProvenance: Collection Pavlovsk, Corinphila sale 92 (March 1996), lot 4831.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1212 Russian Levant
1897: 4 k. green postal stationery card used from Rizeh to France cancelled by two fine strikes of "ROPiT / RIZEH" circular datestamp (May 17j) in red (Tchilinghirian fig. 733). Unclear further ROPiT strike in black of transit alongside "Galati" cds in black (June 2) and arrival cds below (June 6). Two small spike holes but very scarce. Ex collection Sassower.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 1,000 CHFLot# : 1213 Russian Levant
1897/1914: Lot 14 receipts for registered items, one with Avis de Reception mark, from different ROPiT P.O.'s in the Levant such as Yaffa, Jerusalem, Constantinopel, Mount Athos and Smyrna, showing a good group of clear postmarks and diff. formulars.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 1214 Russian Levant
Russian P.O.'s in Crete (Rethymnon), 1899: Dealer stock of 160 stamps, each stamp on small stock card in the usual mixed condition but with some very nice examples. A few forgeries, all identified and kept for comparison with genuine adhesives. Gi = £ 5'000 following the consignor.rnProvenance: Collection Johann-Ulrich Schmitt BPP, Heinrich Köhler sale (2018), ex lot 5837.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 750 CHF
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