RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 3299 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1901 (10 June) registered cover from the Russian monastic community at Mount Athos, franked on back with vertical pair of 10k, tied by Ropit Afon 10 June 1901 cds, sent to Harbin, Manchuria, with arrival pmk (11 June), redirected (24 June) to Ninguta, arriving "Ninguta Field Telegraph Branch Priamur District" (14 August 1900 in error, as it should have been "1901"), note on the front of cover states (in red crayon) that the addressee, a member of the 18th East Siberian Rifle Regiment at Ninguta, had been discharged and the letter was to be returned back to Afon. There is another strike of Ninguta (15 August), this time indicating return trip, via Odessa, arriving 30th September at Mt. Athos. Undated oval Cyrillic "Russian Na Athos" at left, fine and extremely rare strikes of Ninguta (ancient capital of Manchuria, occupied by the Russian forces in the summer of 1900 and held until 1906) Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 3300 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1901 (21 Mar) incoming money letter from Epifan to Constantinople endorsed "for transfer to Ilinsky Skit (monastery) at Mt. Athos", with Constantinople ROPIT receiver, v.f. cover with intact wax seals Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 1358 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.1909-10 20pa on 4k carmine, vertical gutter pane of 20, trial printing, composite overprints from Constantinople, Mont Athos, Jerusalem, Metelin, Salonique, Smyrna, Trebizond, Jaffa, Kerassunde and Rizeh, showing "erusalem" variety, also 20pa on 4k complete sheet of 100, overprinted "Jaffa", with watermark on top and bottom, folded between stamps, perf. separations and hinge reinforcements, mostly fine-v.f. Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 1359 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.1913 Romanov Issue, 5pa-50Pi surcharges, complete set of 15 blocks of four, stamps n.h. (hinged in margin), 10Pi on 1r perf. separations, fresh, fine-v.f., scarce set of never hinged blocks of four Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 1357 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.1873 (8 Sep) FL from Smyrna to Taganrog, franked with 10k Numerals, tied by indistinct cds, with large departure pmk alongside, straight-line arrival datestamp at top, fine Cherrystone Auctions Worldwide Stamps and Covers.RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 1409 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1876 8k on 10k vertically laid paper, surcharged in blue, used, v.f. and extremely rare, listed but unpriced in Scott and Michel (10y), with 1994 APS certificate Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 1410 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1904 (19 Sep) cover (opened for display) to Kharkov, franked with 1pi on 10k dark blue, tied by "Ropit Afon" cds, with Russian Church handstamp on back, green Odessa Customs label and framed four-line handstamp indicating item being returned by Customs, fine and interesting item Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 3316 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1911 (1 Aug) registered cover to Odessa, attractively franked with five Offices in Turkey 20pa on 4k plus 5pa, 10pa, 20pa 1pi Kerassunde overprints, all tied by nice strikes of blue ROPIT / Kerassunde 1.VIII.1911 cds, appropriate registry label, backstamped on arrival, v.f. Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 3317 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1913 (13 Apr) cover to Patras, Greece, franked with 8x5pa on 1k Romanov Tercentenary surcharges, tied by ROPIT / Tripoli 13 IV 1913 cds, with another strike top center, with Alexandria, Egypt transit and Patras arrival pmks on back, filing folds and small nick at upper right, fine and rare usage from Tripoli (this postmark was introduced in 1905, but Tchilinghirian notes "No covers recorded") Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
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 Lot 3318 - RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire - Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1914 (15 July) ROPIT cover registered to Paris, franked with 2p on 20k, tied by blue ROPIT / Mersina 15 VII 1914 cds with accompanying registry label, light transit backstamps, also a 1914 receipt for a registered letter with slightly different type of Mersina cancels, fine Cherrystone Auctions U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire |
