Russian Offices in Turkish Empire continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 4063 |
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 EUROPE; Constantinople, 1913 Registered Cover to Germany, 10pi, 20pi, 30pi Tercentenary
Surcharges tied by Constantinople 2 XII 1913 cancels, accompanying registry label, backstamped Stettin 6.12.13, Very Fine, a philatelic use, for sure, but just try to find these high values properly used on commercial covers! (Image1) |
400-500
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:06 PM |
| 4064 |
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 EUROPE; Stamboul, 1909 Registered Cover to Germany, Offices in Turkey 35pi on 3.50r tied by blue
R.O.P.i.T./ Postal Branch at Stamboul 18 VIII 1909 cds with another clear strike at left, registry label with "STAMBOUL" handstamp, addressed to Leipzig but no transit or arrival cancels, Very Fine high value use (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:06 PM |
| 4065 |
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 EUROPE; Stamboul, 1914 Cover to Teheran, Offices in Turkey 1pi on 10k tied by partially struck
R.O.P.i.T./ Postal Branch at Stamboul 4 VII 1914 cds with nice strike alongside, backstamped Teheran, cover opened at right and partially top and bottom, small edge break at right, Fine commercial cover (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:06 PM |
| 4066 |
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 EUROPE; Cavalla, 1907 Cover to Salonica, Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k pair tied by blue
"R.O.P.i.T./ Agt Carvalla 11 Jun 1907" oval date stamp with another far clearer strike on the back along with two strikes of R.O.P.i.T./ Salonica 12 Jun 1907 arrival cancel, cover open at bottom and with some wrinkling along left edge and a small
scuff at top, still Fine and quite rare as Cavalla (pop. 5000 in 1900) was a small town making covers with this marking quite elusive; Tchilinghirian reported "no covers recorded yet" but this cover and a few picture postcards have since been
discovered (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:06 PM |
| 4067 |
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 EUROPE; Athos 1908 Letter Card to Constantinople, Russia 10k card (tabs removed) cancelled by
clear R.O.P.i.T./ Athos 16 Mar 1908 cds (date on single line type) with same cancel as backstamp along with Constantinople receiver, Very Fine; Athos, while not a port but a monastery town, had a R.O.P.i.T. office opened probably for religious
reasons to provide postal service to the Orthodox monks in residence (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:07 PM |
| 4068 |
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 EUROPE; Athos, 1913 Cover to Germany, Offices in Turkey 1pi on 10k Tercentenary tied by blue
"R.O.P.i.T./ Star Afion" (Revered Athos) 18 XII 1913 cds (date on three lines), addressed to Imperial Russian Legation in Berlin, cover light central vertical fold, Fine an attractive cover with unusual cancel (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:07 PM |
| 4069 |
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 EUROPE; Salonica, 1901 Letter Card to Switzerland, Russia 10k letter card (tabs intact) with
blue R.O.P.i.T./ Salonica 20 Feb 1901 cds (month in middle), couple transit backstamps (incl Odessa) plus Bern 13 III 01 arrival, Very Fine (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:08 PM |
| 4070 |
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 '"EUROPE; Salonica 1913 Registered Cover to Germany, Offices in Turkey 2½pi, 5pi Tercentenary
tied by blue ""R.O.P.i.T./ Salonica 30 III 1913 cds (year on 2nd line) with add''l strike alongside and appropriate registry label, back side with large ""Postes Russes Salonique"" label and German arrival cancel, Very Fine, nice use of higher
values"' (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:08 PM |
| 4071 |
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 SYRIA; Tripoli, 1913 Cover to Greece, 5pa on 1k Tercentenary strips of four (2) tied by
R.O.P.i.T./ Tripoli 13 IV 1913 cancels with another strike top center, backstamped bilingual Alexandria transit and Patras arrival, cover light vertical fold and a small nick at upper left, Fine, this postmark was introduced in 1905 but
Tchilinghirian notes "No covers recorded" (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:08 PM |
| 4072 |
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 '"SYRIA; Beirut, 1900 Postal Card to Germany, Russia 4k+4k message/reply card cancelled by
R.O.P.i.T. 11 Mar 1900 cds (date on single line) with add''l strike below, nice sender''s handstamp plus the Schönberg 7.4.00 arrival cancel, backstamped (on reply card) Constantinople (2 different R.O.P.i.T.), Fine, this cancel in use only until
1903."' (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:08 PM |
| 4073 |
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 SYRIA; Beirut, 1910 Postcard to Tripoli, Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k tied by R.O.P.i.T./ Beirut
18 X 1910 cds (date on three lines), transit cancels of Port Said 4 XII 10 and Valletta 9 DE 10, plus squared circle arrival postmark of Tripoli Di Barberia 14 12 10, trivial bit of postal wear, Fine use and nice routing (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:09 PM |
| 4074 |
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 SYRIA, Beirut, 1911 Registered Cover to Odessa, Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k plus 5pa-1pi
Beyrouth Ovpt tied by partially struck R.O.P.i.T./ Beyrouth 23 VII 1911 cds (another strike on back), "Poste Russe Beyrouth" registry label, backstamped Constantinople and Odessa, Fine and attractive (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:09 PM |
| 4075 |
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 '"SYRIA, Beirut, 1914 Picture Postcard with Offices in Turkey 10pa on 5k tied by light
R.O.P.i.T./ Beirut 10 6 14 cds (bridge type) with add''l strike alongside, no transit or arrival postmarks, Fine, this was the final type of R.O.P.i.T. postmark used in Beirut and was in use only in 1914."' (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:09 PM |
| 4076 |
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 '"SYRIA; Haifa, 1909 Postal Card to Germany, Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k card cancelled by blue
R.O.P.i.T./ Haifa (""Kaifa"" in Cyrillic) 4 I 1909 cds, large receiver''s handstamp lower left, Very Fine; Haifa had a population of about 5000 in 1900 making its covers/ cancels a bit scarcer, Tchilinghirian rating them ""RR"", the office was open
from 1860 to Oct 1914"' (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:09 PM |
| 4077 |
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 SYRIA; Haifa, 1913 Postcard franked with Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k tied by R.P.P.i.T./ Haifa
22 10 13 cds (date on one line), card is originally addressed to Moscow but address is crossed out and "readdressed" to Berlin, as there are no transit or arrival cancels it is unclear exactly where this card travelled, the stamp was torn prior to
affixing and the card has a couple spindle holes, Fine, R.O.P.i.T. cover from Haifa rated "RR" in Tchilinghirian
(Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:10 PM |
| 4078 |
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 SYRIA; Jaffa, "R.O.P.i.T. Postmark Types, two items; 1907 cds tying Offices in Turkey 1pi on 10k
to money order for 7.50r to Jerusalem; the second a nice strike of the blue "Agent. Yaffa" (Jaffa Agency) 1909 oval struck on document sent from Palestine Office of the Zionist Action Committee to the Russian Post Office, F-VF, the Jaffa office
opened in 1857 and closed 1 Oct 1914. (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:10 PM |
| 4079 |
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 SYRIA; Jaffa, 1910 Registered Cover to France, Offices in Turkey 1pa on 1ok Jaffa Overprint
strip of three tied on back side of cover by strong strikes of R.O.P.i.T./ Jaffa 9 X 1910 cancels with a Neuilly s/Seine 31 10 10 arrival cancel adjacent, address side with additional strike of the Jaffa cancel plus "Poste Russe Jaffa" registry
label, lightweight cover with a corner bend lower right, still Very Fine, covers with overprinted commemorative stamps elusive (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:10 PM |
| 4080 |
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 SYRIA; Jaffa 1913 Registered Cover to Germany, Offices in Turkey 2pi on 20k Tercentenary tied by
blue R.O.P.i.T./ Jaffa 7 3 13 bridge-type cds (in use only 1913-14) with another clear strike alongside and accompanying registry label, backstamped Port Said and Gera (Germany) 31.3.13, Very Fine, reportedly the only example of this value on a cover
from Jaffa (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:11 PM |
| 4081 |
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 SYRIA; Jerusalem, 1903/12 R.O.P.i.T. Cancels Assortment, 1903 message/reply card to Germany with
blue double circle cancel - date on three lines (month in the middle); 1905 registered cover to Russia with blue double circle cancel - date on three lines (year in middle); 1912 postal card to Germany with black single circle cancel - date on three
lines (year in middle), F-VF, nice group (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 07:11 PM |
