1876 (23 Mar) FL franked with 8k red & gray, tied by Sevastopol departure cds, sent via Odessa to Constantinople, "Poti-Kertch-Odessa" (23 Mar 1876) pmk, blue Constantinople arrival, filing folds, one through the stamp, fine letter with clear markings, signed Peter Holcombe, ex-Liphschutz (Image)

Est.US$250

1911 (18 Mar) mourning cover (opened for display) from Odessa to Chios, Turkey, with Russian 10k dark blue on back, tied by Odessa departure pmks, with large double oval "ROPIT PAR. KORNILOV" (14 Mar 1911) struck twice, both on reverse, with R.O.P.I.T. Chios arrival on both sides, all markings in violet, minor cover flaws and strengthening, rare steamship letter from Russian Levant, ex-Liphschutz, with 1992 Holcombe certificate (Tchilingirian Fir.855, page 556) (Image)

Est.US$500

1913 (Mar) cover from Odessa to Constantinople, franked on back with 7k Arms and 3k Romanov, canceled by straight-line "Parakhod Odessa", with Ropit Constantinople alongside, minor cover faults, fine Paquebot "Odessa", ex-Liphschutz (a similar but incomplete cancel is illustrated in Tchilingirian on page 556, fig.857) (Image)

Est.US$250

1913 (5 July) cover (opened for display) from Odessa to Constantinople, franked with 10k Romanov canceled by straight-line "Odessa", with Ropit Constantinople on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine Paquebot "Odessa", ex-Liphschutz, with 1993 Holcombe certificate. Also included 2k Romanov with violet Odessa hs (Image)

Est.US$250