russian levant - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 6185 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: 2 pi. blue and rose, a superb used example with large margins all round, used on small piece and overlapped by Russia 1865 10 k. blue & brown, neatly sharing complete strike of KERCH-ENIKOL datestamp (2 June 1866) struck in black. A delightful and very rare piece.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 294. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6200 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example tied to 1879 cover from Constantinople to Tauris, Persia endorsed 'via Poti & Tiflis' by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (Dec 1) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 12). Information strike at right and Tauris cds on reverse of a charming and extremely rare cover to an unusual destination. Signed Romeko, Mikulski. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6180 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: 10 pa. rose & blue, a used example with ample to large margins all round, cancelled by oval framed COMPAGNIE RUSSE / KERRASUNDE / DE NAVIG. & DE COMMERCE cachet (Tchilinghirian fig. 107 = 'Very rare') in black. Minor imperfections but an extremely rare cancellation: used on mail posted on board Ropit ships arriving in Kerassunde. Cert. Mikulski (1983).rnProvenance: Collection 'Pavlovsk', Corinphila sale 92, March 1996, lot 4858. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6195 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1872: 10 kop. carmine & green on vertically laid paper, a used example on cover to Kaschin, Poland tied by Constantinople KONST-POLSK / AGENTSTVO datestamp (June 25) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 13). Odessa transit cds in black adjacent and reverse with four further transits and eventual arrival cds. Some wear to envelope but a rare stamp on letter. Signed Kreopas, Mikulski. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6175 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1865: 2 pi. red & blue, a used example with large even margins all round, slight surface rub, tied to small pice by circular "ROPiT / CONSTANTINOP. AGENT" datestamp (17 April 1868) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 8). A most attractive piece Mi = € 1'000. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6206 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1890: 10 kop. green & red, single example, slight stain at top, tied to 1893 cover by ROPIT / CONSTANTINOPLE cds (Nov 11) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 17). Reverse with Odessa transit cds (Nov 13) and Kharkov Zemstvo 5 kop. blue and gold applied for local delivery and tied by oval cachet in violet. Scarce and most unusual cover. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6170 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1861: Prepaid cover front from Mersina to Beirut struck with framed COMPAGNIE RUSSE / MERSINE datestamp in blue-green (Tchilinghirian unrecorded) with dates sideways (March 21) and framed P.P. in same ink (also unrecorded by Tchilinghirian). File fold but a superb strike of this marking, in conjunction with the P.P. almost certainly unique.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 537.rn Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6186 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: 2 pi. deep blue & rose, a used example with large even margins all round, tied to 1865 cover from Smyrna to Mersina by circular COMPAGNIE RUSSE DE NAVIGATION / SMYRNE handstamp in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 150). A beautiful and rare cover.rnProvenance: Collection Lipschutz; Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 500.rnrn Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6201 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thick '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example tied to 1879 cover from Constantinople to Tomsk, Siberia endorsed 'via Odessa' by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (Dec 17) in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 12). Odessa cds of transit thence via Moscow (Dec 23) and on Perm-Ekaterinaburg Railway with Postal Wagon 81 datestamp and Omsk cds's. Cover returned to sender from Tomsk with Constantinople re-arrival (29 Feb 1880) on reverse along with eight other datestamps. A most extraordinary and rare usage. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6181 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1866: Inscribed P.O.Π.и.T (ROPiT) 10 pa. rose & blue, a block of four with large to huge margins, tied by indistinct datestamp to piece. Fold through left pair, nevertheless a fresh multiple, signed Philipp Kosack. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
