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RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN CHINA continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1141 E   image1901 (4 Sep) cover from Chifu to Philadelphia, franked by 4x1k and 2x3k "Kitai" overprints, paying 10k, tied by double circle Cyrillic Chifu departure pmks, sent through the Japanese Post Office, with Chefoo I.J.P.O below, Yokohama Japan transit and Philadelphia (Oct 8) arrival pmks on back, fine (the "Grunberg & Reilly Port Arthur China" return address was one of the legitimate cover names for the famous British agent Sidney Reilly, the "Ace of Spies" legendary secret agent employed by Scotland Yard and the British Secret Bureau. Reilly profited greatly as the clouds of war formed with Japan. It is believed that Ian Fleming used Reilly as the model for James Bond) (Image)



SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1142 E   image1902 (Jan) registered red-band cover from Shanghai to Rome, franked on reverse with 1k, 3k, 5k and 7k "Kitai" overprints, paying 16k, tied by Russian Post Office departure pmks, with Hong Kong (Jan 7) and Napoli transits, Rome (3.2.02) arrival, tape adhesions at sides, otherwise a fine and attractive cover from Russian Post Office in Shanghai to Rome, Italy (Image)



SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1143 E   image1902 three picture postcards, each with 1k or 4k Imperial Russian franking, tied by "Shanghaikwang 26.IV" and 7 August pmks, addressed to Peking and Paris, fine-v.f., rare usage (Shanhaiguan is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanghai Pass) (Tchilingirian "RRR") (Image)



CLOSED
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1144 E   image1903 registered cover bearing stamps of Hong Kong, Chinese and German Offices in China overprints and Russian "Kitai" 1k, 10k and 3x3k, used from the respective Post Offices to Germany, Registry label "Chifu" in Cyrillic, corresponding Russian departure and Rudolfstadt arrival pmk on back, fine and attractive combination franking (Image)



SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1145 E   image1903 (13 Sep) picture postcard (Hong Kong) to England originating from Wei Hai Wei, showing violet bilingual handstamp on the address side, with 16 Sep 03 pmk at left, sent via Chifu, where pair of 5k "Kitai" overprints was added, fine and interesting card (because the Post Office in Wei Hai Wei did not open until 1904, this card had to be sent via China and it is not clear what the violet Wei Ha Wei handstamp represents) (Image)



CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1146 E   image1906 registered cover to London, franked with 3k, 5k (2) and 7k, paying 20k from Shanghai, with Registry handstamp alongside and label in Cyrillic at bottom, endorsed "By Train via Siberia", with arrival pmk on reverse, backflap missing and filing fold away from the stamps (Image)



SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1147 E   image1906 (22 Sep) registered 2k wrapper (opened for display), additionally franked with 5k and 10k "Kitai" overprints, tied by Hankou cds, with corresponding Registry label, sent via Siberia to Germany, Strasburg arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce usage (Image)



SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
1148 E   image1907 (7 Apr) registered cover from Shanghai to Bukhara (pre-printed commercial address in Farsi, Cyrillic and English), Registry label in Cyrillic letters and handstamped "R-Shanghai" in violet, franked on reverse with strip of 3x7k dark blue overprinted "Kitai", tied by Russian Post Office departure pmks, with Staraya Bukhara arrival alongside, fine (Image) (image 1148a)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1149 E   image1913 (16 Dec) unoverprinted 3k Romanov stationery entire envelope additionally franked with 3k and 14k "Kitai" overprints, registered from Peking, via Siberia to Berlin, v.f., with arrival pmk (Image)



SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1150 og 55a,80a image1917-20 10c on 10k dark blue, also 5c on imperf. 5k lilac, each with surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f. (Cat No. 55a,80a) (Image)

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SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1151 E 78 image1920 (13 Dec) cover addressed to Petrograd, franked with red "10 Cent." on 10k/7k blue, tied by unreadable cds repeated below, with Ataman Semyonov label ("Rebirth of Russia in the East"), minor cover wear, away from the stamp, with red Petrograd (4.2.21) arrival pmk on back. A rarity on cover (Cat No. 78) (Image)

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CLOSED
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RUSSIA RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1152 E   image1864 (26 May) FL from Constantinople to Marianpol, franked with 3x10k brown & blue, perf. 12 1/2, tied by blue departure pmks (repeated on back), with oval merchant's handstamp alongside (Image)



CLOSED
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1153 O 2 image1865 2k brown & blue, vertical pair, canceled in blue dots, fresh and v.f. (Cat No. 2) (Image)

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SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1154 E   image1866 (4 July) FL from Mersina to Constantinople, franked with bottom sheet margin horizontal pair of 10 para brown & blue, placed upside down and canceled by three strikes in blue, apparently sent by an agent of ROPIT, some lettersheet separations, fine and very rare franking, signed Holcombe, with his 1999 certificate, ex-Julius Steindler and Dr.Casey collections (Image)

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SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1155 E 3 image1865 (31 Aug) large portion of outer FL (internal side-flaps missing) franked with 20k blue & red, large margins all around, tied by blue Chios departure pmk, endorsed "Parakhodom" (by Steamship) to Constantinople, filing fold away from the stamp, with part of arrival marking on back, v.f., signed Diena, with his 1979 certificate (Cat No. 3) (Image)

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SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1156 E   image1865 (5 Apr) cover addressed to Tripoli, with red crayon in Latin letters, franked with a vertical pair of 2pi blue & rose, horizontal network, large margins all around, tied by a perfect strike of double circle "Compagnie Russe de Navigation Smyrne" (Tchilingirian type 4), with violet merchant's handstamp alongside, filing fold away from the stamps, with 1998 Mikulski certificate "one of the rarest and also finest known to us letters from Russian Levant", ex-Faberge and Caspary collections (Tchilingirian suggests that it is possible that this marking was taken by the Ropit Agent on-board arriving ships to cancel mail deposited in their letter boxes) (Image)

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SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1157 E 4 image1865 (10 Nov) outer FL franked with 2k rose & pale blue (horizontal network), lower right sheet corner margin single, tied by blue "Tarsus" cds in Cyrillic, supported by oval "Simeon Giovanni Tarsous" merchant's handstamp, addressed to Smyrna, with ornamental blue "Smyrna Nov 2, 1865 Companie Russe de Navigation" arrival pmk on back, vertical and horizontal filing folds well away from the stamp, v.f. and rare cover from Tarsus, with 1998 BPA certificate, ex-Faberge, according to Tchilingirian "One cover known"` (Cat No. 4) (Image)

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SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1158 O 4 image1866 2k (10 para) red with blue horizontal net, vertical pair, canceled by mute diamond of dots, groundwork shifted downwards, minor flaws, fine (Cat No. 4) (Image)

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CLOSED
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1159 E 4a image1866 (Apr) complete FL franked with 2k pale rose & pale blue (horizontal network), large margins all around, tied by blue "783" in truncated triangle of dots (Beirut), ornamental framed "PP" at top, showing a perfect strike of "Port Alexandretta" in blue Cyrillic, filing fold well away from the stamp, v.f. and scarce maritime letter carried by Steamship from Port Alexandretta and franked on arrival in Beirut, 1998 Mikulski certificate (Cat No. 4a) (Image)

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SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1160 E 4 image1868 (29 Apr) complete FL franked with 2k rose & pale blue (horizontal network), large margins mostly all around (just in at upper left), tied by blue "783" in truncated triangle of dots (Beirut), sent from Alexandretta to Beirut, with blue Cyrillic "ROPIT Alexandretta" and "ROPIT Beirut" cds on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine maritime letter carried by a ROPIT Agency Steamship from Alexandretta and franked on arrival in Beirut (Cat No. 4) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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