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  • Lot# : 49 Russian Levant

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    Incoming mail 1902: Russian Levant stationery letter card 10 kop. red & green, cancelled by ROPiT Constantinople cds, endorsed 'via Suez' with 'Shanghai Deutsche Post 28/10 02' and 'Shanghai Local Post Oc 28' arrival marks on reverse. No writing inside, rare provenance.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1729 Russian Levant

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    1860: Stampless entire letter from Smyrna to Chios with greenish-blue rectangular datestamp COMPAGNIE RUSSE SMYRNE (Tchilinghirian fig. 146) and 'P.P.' (Tchilinghirian fig. 148) alongside. Vertical and horizontal archive folds. A rare item in spite of some imperfections.
    Provenance: Collection Arsman.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1730 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 15
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    1864 (March 18): Small piece bearing two strips of three 10 kop. brown & blue tied by scarce 'Konstantinopol' Russian Post Office cds's well struck in blue; also a rejoined pair of 10 kop. in a deeper shade with same cancellation. Exceptional and scarce (Tchilinghirian fig. 3).
    Provenance: Constantinople collection (Corinphila sale, December 2007), lot 7305.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1731 Russian Levant

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    1868: 1 kop. brown & 5 kop. blue, tied by dotted numeral mark "724" of Alexandretta (Iskenderun) to outer letter sheet, dated 'April 24 1869' inside, sent to Beirut, on reverse 'Port Alexandretta' and 'Port Beirut' cds's in blue (Tchilinghirian figs. 198 & 217). Harbor-to-harbor tariff of the Levant with Alexandretta being a rare provenance, most covers came from Aleppo and were forwarded via Alexandretta.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1732 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 8x,12y
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    1884 (June): Russian Levant 1872 5 kop. blue and 1879 1 kop. black & yellow (2), tied by oval 'R.O.P.iT. - Konstantinopol' datestamp in black to cover via Odessa to Hannover, disinfected by rastel punches and slitted on all four sides, transit and arrival mark and blue Odessa carantine mark on reverse. Late fumigation in the 1880s.
    Provenance: Constantinople collection (Corinphila sale, December 2007), lot 7309.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1733 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 14
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    1885 (Jan 17): Russian Levant 7 kop. carmine & green, tied by R.O.P.iT. - KONSTANTINOPOL oval datestamp in black to cover, sent to Hannover with Odessa transit (Jan 19) and arrival (Feb 3) cds on reverse, refolded for better display at top.
    Provenance: Constantinople collection (Corinphila sale, December 2007), lot 7310.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1734 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 19C
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    1894 (Nov 10): Russian Levant 10 k. red & green vertical pair, tied with cds of the ROPiT office in Smyrna (Tchilinghirian fig. 156) on double-weight cover via Constantinople (Nov 16) and Teheran (transit marks on reverse) to Isphahan in Persia.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1735 Russian Levant

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    1895(ca.): Imperial Arms 10 kop. blue on cover from Odessa to Chios, cancelled on arrival with indistinct oval datestamp 'ROPiT AGENT. V KHIOSA' with another strike alongside. Rare mark.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1736 Russian Levant

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    1906 (Jan 27): Arms definitives 10 pa. on 2 kop. (2), 20 pa. on 4 kop. and 1 pia. on 10 kop., all tied by violet 'ROPiT Smirna' cds's (Tchilinghirian fig. 158) to registered letter with violet 'dotted R in circle' registration mark alongside, sent to France with diff. transit and arrival cds's on front and reverse. Rare use of the R mark instead of a label.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1737 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 22y
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    Holyland 1906 (March 17): Arms definitive 20 pa. on 4 kop., tied by ROPIT IERUSALIM (Tchilinghirian fig. 247) cds to picture postcard, sent to Stockholm with machine and circular arrival datestamps alongside.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1738 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 21y
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    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 : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1739 Russian Levant

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    Holyland 1909: Two picture postcards, franked in 1910 with ROPiT anniversary issue with 'Jerusalem' overprint 10 pa. on 2 kop. (pair) and 20 pa. on 4 kop., respectively, tied by cds's of ROPiT P.O. in Jerusalem (Tchilinghirian figs. 247 & 250), sent to Berlin and St. Petersburg, respectively with arrival datestamps alongside.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1740 Russian Levant

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    1909 (Jan 5): 20 pa. on 4 k. overprinted stationery postcard, cancelled with violet Ordu cds and sent to Zürich. In total, only seven covers known from the Russian P.O. in Ordu.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1741 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 44 II
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    1909 (Oct 20): 7 pia. on 70 k. brown & orange ROPiT anniversary issue with 'Constantinople' overprint, tied by blue Stamboul ROPiT office cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 21) to registered philatelic cover, sent to Leipzig. Stamp rarely seen on cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1742 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 33
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    1910 (Jan 24): 1 pia on 10 k. blue ROPiT anniversary issue (2), tied by cds of Constantinople on registered cover to Pernambuco (Brasil) with registration label alongside and arrival mark on reverse (Feb 17). Rare destination.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1743 Russian Levant

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    1910 (May 19): 20 pa. on 4 kop. red of 1909 series commemorating 50th anniversary of ROPiT with additional overprint 'Constantinople' (vert. pair), tied by cds of ROPiT Constantinople (Tchilinghirian fig. 22) to cover sent to Manchester. Use of this commemorative series on cover is rare.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1744 Russian Levant

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    1912: Russian Levant definitive overprint issue, all five values 20 pa. to 3½ pia. in blocks of four on registered philatelic cover, in addition compl. set as single values on another registered cover, both sent from Constantinople to Germany. Single set cover with address cut out. Rare use of this issue seldom seen on cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1745 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 50,52
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    1913 (Jan 12): Arms definitives 10 pa. on 2 kop. (3) and 1 pia. on 10 kop. (2), tied by violet 'ROPiT Metelin' cds's to registered cover with add. strike and Metelin registration label alongside, sent via Constantinople (Jan 18) to Triest.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1746 Russian Levant

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    1913 (March 30): Romanov commemorative issue 10 kop. blue with overprint '1 piastre 1', tied by blue cds 'ROPiT TREBIZOND' (Tchilinghirian fig. 102) to reverse of business cover, sent via Constantinople (April 3) to London.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1747 Russian Levant

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    1913 (April 15): Romanov Tricentennary commemorative issue, 5 pa. on 1 k. (pair), 10 pa. on 2 k., 20 pa. on 4 kop. and 1 pia. on 10 kop., all tied by strikes of cds 'ROPiT Saloniki' to registered cover with another strike and Constantinople registration label (handritten change to Salonique) alongside. Cover directed to Pangalti Constantinople with ROPiT Konstantinopol and Turkish Stamboul transit and Turkish Pankaldi arrival mark on reverse.
    Provenance: Collection Dr. Rohane.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1748 Russian Levant

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    Occupation of Trebisonde 1917 (April 30): Postcard to France franked on viewside with Arms 1 k. orange and 3 k. red with 1917 Charity 1 k.+ 1 k. tied by fine strikes of RESERVE FIELD POST OFFICE 159 datestamp of Trebisonde (Tchilinghirian fig. 105) with repeated strike on reverse alongside Censor cachet '89'. Very fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1749 Russian Levant

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    Occupation of Trebisonde 1917 (May 26): Postcard to France franked on viewside with Arms 1 k. orange and 1917 Charity 1 k.+ 1 k. tied by fair RESERVE FIELD POST OFFICE 159 datestamp of Trebisonde (Tchilinghirian fig. 105) with repeated fine strike on reverse alongside Censor cachet. Very scarce.
     
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1750 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 3
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    Russian Administration in Rethymnon Province 1899: Handstruck 1 Metallik green on horizontally laid paper, violet control handstamp,  never hinged mint block of 20 (5 x 4) showing major displacement of  the impressions in relation to the pencil guidelines, fresh and fine.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 2660 Russian Levant

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    Catalogue# : 1a+1c
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    1863/73: Fine Lot five stamps, incl. ROPiT 1865 10 p. brown & blue, tied by blue Khios cds, Russian Levant 1863 6 k. banderol stamp ultramarine tied by 'KONSTANTINOPOL 11. AUG 68" (Tchilinghirian fig. 9), 1867 banderol stamp blue on chalky paper unused, both printed matter stamps with minor imperfections Mi = EUR 4'100.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 2661 Russian Levant

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    Beirut 1896/1914: Lot four stationeries/covers/postcards incl. 4 kop. green stationery response card with blue cds, 1904 cover to Joliet Illinois, 1913 cover with mixed franking of Romanov and rare ROPiT anniversary stamps, one with Beyrouth ovpt, opening faults, and late June 1914 picture postcard.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 2662 Russian Levant

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    1897/1914: Lot 14 receipts for registered items, one with Avis de Reception mark, from diff. 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 : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2663 Russian Levant

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    Constantinople 1901/14: Lot 17 covers/postcards/stationeries, primarily from the branch P.O. in Galata, incl. registered cover to Sweden, registered postcard to Austria, registered cover to Salt Lake City, returned, registered cover to Germany with provisional handwritten registration number, and stationery postcard with '32 PARA' ovpt.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 2664 Russian Levant

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    Saloniki 1902/10(ca.): Lot three covers from ROPiT Saloniki P.O. incl. 1902 double-weight cover to St. Petersburg, 1905 registered cover to Arhenes, shortened at right, and 20 pa. on 4 k. stationery postcard to Bratislava.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 2665 Russian Levant

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    Metelin 1904/08: Lot four picture postcards, dispatched at Mitelin ROPiT P.O., three sent to Alexandria with arrival marks alongside and one to Livorno. One card shows some toning but a fine group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2666 Russian Levant

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    Smyrna 1904/10: Lot five picture postcards and one cover from Smyrna ROPiT P.O. with fine destinations such as Osaka, Montreal and Szabadka, incl. a panorama postcard sent at letter rate to Zagreb.
    Starting bid : 450 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2667 Russian Levant

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    Black Sea 1904/13: Lot four covers from the Black Sea area, incl. ROPiT Trapezond 1904 cover to Teheran, 1905 stationery postcard to Paris, Trebizond 1913 cover to London and ROPiT Samsun 1911 picture postcard to France.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 2668 Russian Levant

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    Holyland 1901/13: Lot ten covers/stationeries/postcards incl. Haifa (2) with 1913 picture postcard via Port Said to Germany, Yaffa (4) with two picture postcards via Port Said to Europe and cover with ROPiT anniversary stamps with 'Jaffa' ovpt, and Jerusalem (3) with 2 kop. printed matter envelope to Germany. Interesting lot.
    Starting bid : 700 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF
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