1873 (23 July) cover (with letter written in Farsi) franked with pair of 3k Levant Issue, tied by blue "Port Trebizond" (month above date inverted), addressed to Persia, fine cover, ex-Rima Sklarevski (mentioned in Tchilingirian, type 4var) (Image)

Est.US$400

1891 (25 June) cover to Constantinople, franked with pair of 5k Levant Issue, tied by "Trapezund" (Russian Spelling) cds, repeated at top, with ROPIT Constantinople arrival pmk on back, ex-Rima Sklarevski (Tchilingirian, type 7A) (Image)

Est.US$250

1900 (22 Mar) 14k stationery entire envelope canceled "ROPIT Trapezond", used locally, fine and scarce (Tchilingirian, type 10B) (Image)

Est.US$250

1912 (3 Apr) cover franked on back with 1pi/10k dark blue, tied by violet "ROPIT Trebizond", addressed to Tauris, Persia, with violet departure cds repeated on front, v.f. (Tchilingirian, type 12A) (Image)

Est.US$150

1913 (27 Apr) cover to Chalon, France, franked with Romanov surcharges (20pa and 2x10pa), canceled by violet "ROPIT Trebizond" cds, repeated on back, with Ropit Constantinople transit pmk, fine (Tchilingirian, type 13) (Image)

Est.US$150

1914 (2 Nov) cover addressed "via Batum" to Taganrog, franked on back with pair of 20pa/4k red, tied by violet "ROPIT Trebizond" departure cds, repeated on front, with Taganrog arrival alongside, late usage (Tchilingirian, type 14) (Image)

Est.US$150

1917 (19 Jan) cover to Boston, franked with Imperial 10k dark blue, sent from the Field Post office during World War I Occupation, canceled "Polevaya Zapasnaya P.K.No.159" (Field Reserve Post Office 159), censor tape label at right, corresponding censor handstamp and Petrograd transits, rare usage (Image)

Est.US$250