russian levant - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 6197 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1876: '8' surcharged in blue-black on 10 kop. carmine & green on horizontally laid paper, a used example on 1878 second page of entire letter written in Armenian from Constantinople to Taganrog, neatly tied by KONSTANTIN circular datestamp (May 4) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 12) with Taganrog arrival cds (May 9) in black alongside. A very rare stamp on letter. Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 Lot 6169 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1860: Cover front from Chios to Volo struck with framed COMPAGNIE RUSSE / CHIO datestamp in blue-green (Tchilinghirian fig. 162) with dates sideways (Nov). Extremely rare with just two examples recorded - Tchilinghirian states 'One cover known'.rn Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4europe russian levant |
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 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 6192 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1868 (March 10): Inscribed P.O.Π.и.T (ROPiT) 2 pi. deep blue and rose, a used horizontal pair with good to large margins all round, tiny incision into margin only at top right, tied to 1868 cover from Constantinople addressed to the Captain of the Austrian Brig 'Ino' at Nikolaiev, Ukraine; tied by ROPIT / CONSTANTINOP. AGENT datestamp (-/IIII) struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 8). Nikolaiev arrival cds (April 20) in black alongside and reverse with Odessa transit cds (April 19). Two vertical file folds well away from the adhesives, of no significance as multiples of this issue are great rarities on letter. 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 6203 - europe russian levant - Corinphila Auction AG Auction Series 257-264 in Zurich Day 4Russian Company for Steam Navigation & Trade 1879: Thin '7' on 10 kop. carmine & green, surcharged in black, a used example on 1881 entire letter to Aleppo (Marcopoli correspondence) tied by superb strike of LATTAKIA datestamp (July 30) in greenish-blue ink (Tchilinghirian fig. 209) with ALEXANDRETTA arrival cds of Russian P.O. adjacent (July 31) in green (fig. 200). The cover with some aging and the stamp crossed by a horizontal file fold but an extremely rare usage of this stamp on letter. Cert. Hovest (2014). 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 6198 - 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 on small piece with 1872 1 kop. brown tied by superb strike of KONSTANTINOPOLSK / AGENTSVO datestamp (17 April 1879) in blue (Tchilinghirian fig. 14). A delightful piece.rnProvenance: Collection 'Cihangir', Corinphila sale 121, May 2000, lot 319. 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 |
