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  • Lot# : 1725 Russian Levant

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    Russian Levant 1875 (Oct 23): Cover from Constantinople to Paris with fine mixed franking of ROPIT 1872 3 k. green, used with Russia 1866/75 3 k. black & green and 10 k. blue & brown all tied by CONSTANTINOPLE datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig. 12) in bright blue with repeated strike above. Odessa transit cds (Oct 27) in black at right and thence via Erquelines (Nov 13) to Paris. Some edge wear to envelope and one perf. folded at top of 3 kopek, but a rare and most attractive mixed franking. Cert. Eichele (2000).
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1726 Russian Levant

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    1866/72: Lot three covers, incl. 1874 cover Constantinople to Chios franked by Imperial definitives 1872 1 kop. brown, 3 kop. green (2), and 5 kop. blue, horizontal laid paper, perf. 14½ : 15, 1873 cover Constantinople to Tiflis franked by 1872 10 kop. carmine & red (pair), vertical laid paper, as well as Imperial Russia 1877 regd second weight rate cover Trostenets stanziya to Boromlya stanziya in Kharkov gubernia, franked by 1866 Arms definitives 2 kop. yellow & black, 10 kop. brown & blue, and 20 kop. blue & orange, horizontal laid paper, perf. 14½ : 15.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF
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