1869 (Oct 3): Cover from Rhodes to Beyrouth franked wih ROPiT definitive 2 pi. blue & rose, a fine and fresh example with large margins all round, tied by nearly illegible PORT RODOS cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 171) in blue and in black to the entire letter, reverse with PORT BEIRUT arrival cds (Oct 27) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 217, without year slug). Cover slightly strengthened but a rarely seen Russian Levant PO datestamp on an interesting 'Port to Port' cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1890: ROPiT 10 kop. red & green, a fine example used on 1890 cover with complete original contents from Jaffa to Chios, the adhesive being tied on arrival by CHIOS datestamp (June 2) of Russian Post Office in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 164). A scarce and unusual usage. (Image 1) (Image)