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Lot 7103 - russland post in levante  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7103 - russland post in levante - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandria 1867 (April 24): Entire letter from Alexandria to Beirut bearing 2 pi. blue and rose with good to large margins, tied by light “PORT ALEKSANDRIYA” datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig 256), in addition upon arrival by bold rhomboid '783' numeral of Beirut, both in blue, a despatch information strike alongside. An interesting double cancellation presumably due to the light Alexandria obliteration. Cert. Mikulski (1999).

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Price: CHF 1,200.00
Lot 7104 - russland post in levante  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7104 - russland post in levante - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandria, Ingoing 1870 (Dec 23): Entire letter from Lattakia to Alexandria, opened up for display, bearing 1868 1 kop. brown and 5 kop. blue, perf. 11½, tied by indistinct rhomboid numeral in blue, both crossed by neat filing crease, LATAKIA despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 208) in blue alongside. On reverse a very rare "ALEKSANDRIISKOE AGENTSTVO ROPiT 25 XII 1870" large sized arrival cds with inverted year slug (Tchilinghirian fig. 838) in blue. An attractive cover with an impressive provenance, cert. Mikulski (2000).
Reference: This strike is the template for figure 838 in Tchilinghirian & Stephens on page 549.
Provenance: Collection Hinde; collection Adler, Siegel sale 455 (Aug 1974), lot 952; collection Pavlovsk, Corinphila sale 92 (March 1996), lot 4925; collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 628.

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Price: CHF 3,000.00
Lot 7105 - russland post in levante  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7105 - russland post in levante - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandria 1872ca: Envelope from Alexandria to the metropolitan archbishop of Jerusalem, bearing 1872 1 kop. brown and 5 kop. blue, perf. 14½ : 15 on horizontally laid paper, tied by rhomboid '785' numeral of Alexandria in blue, matching "PORT ALEKSANDRIYA" despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 256) in blue on reverse. The 5 kopeck adhesive defective, nevertheless an appealing cover, cert. BPA (2002).

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russland post in levante
Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 7106 - russland post in levante  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7106 - russland post in levante - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandria 1874 (Jan 22): Lettersheet with forwarder 'HESS & Co' from Trieste via Alexandria, despatched there at the Russian Post and directed to Beirut, bearing 1872 1 kop. brown on vertically laid paper and 5 kop. blue on horizontally laid paper, tied by rhomboid '785' numeral of Alexandria in blue, on reverse ALEKSANDRIYA (Tchilinghirian fig 260) arrival and despach cds's (Jan 18 & 22) in blue as well as BEIRUT arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 208) in black. An interesting cover, a combined usage of forwarded and Russian Levant mail.
Note: Covers from the same correspoindence are known from the Pavlovsk and Peter Smith collections.

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Price: CHF 750.00
Lot 7107 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7107 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Port Said, Ingoing 1868 (Oct 27): Entire letter ex Mavroidi correspondence from Alexandria to Port Said, endorsed "Par Vapeur Russe", struck on reverse by “PORT ALEKSANDRIYA” despatch cds (Tchilinghirian fig 256), front with „P.P.“ of Alexandria (Tchilinghirian fig 253) and "PORT-SAID" arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig 261) arrival cds of the next day, all in blue. A rare entire opened up for presentation, a most interesting usage to the post office in Port Said, signed Sorani.
Note: Port Said is the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal, inaugurated in 1869. A Russian PO was opened there in 1867 and Port Said became a regular port of call for several Russian shipping lines. The Russian PO’s in Alexandria and Port Said were closed on 1 October 1875.
Provenance: Collection Pavlovsk, Corinphila sale 92 (March 1996), lot 4931.

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Price: CHF 2,000.00
Lot 7081 - russland post in levante  -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7081 - russland post in levante - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandretta 1868 (July 3): Entire letter from Constantinople via Alexandretta to Aleppo bearing 2 pi. deep blue and rose with large even margins all round, tied by bold “ROPIT / CONSTANTINOP. AGENT” datestamp (3/VII) well struck in blue (Tchilinghirian fig 8) with sender's cachet adjacent. Reverse with “PORT  ALEKSANDRETTA” cds of transit (July 10) in greenish-blue (Tchilinghirian fig 799). An exquisite and extremely rare entire in the foremost quality. Cert. Holcombe (1990).
Provenance: Julius Steindler collection, RL, Basel, 14 March 1972, lot 449; Corinphila sale 83, Sept 1991, lot 4684; Gregory Frantz collection Corinphila sale 261 (Jan 2021), lot 6194.

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Price: CHF 1,500.00
Lot 7097 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7097 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Jaffa 1870ca: Undated cover front from Jaffa to Beirut,showing very fine strike of rare framed "JAFFA / P. P." in blue (Tchilinghirian fig 234).
Provenance: Collection Cihangir, Corinphila sale 121 (May 2000), lot 592; DF sale (May 2004), lot 30331.

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Price: CHF 300.00
Lot 7076 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7076 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Alexandretta 1860: Registered  Entire letter from Alexandretta to Beirut, struck by extremely rare framed „COMPAGNIE RUSSE / ALEXANDRETTE” datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig 196) with an unclear date (27 / 15), a small framed "ASSe" registration handstamp (Tchilinghirian unrecorded) alongside, both strikes in blue. Manuscript notation 'K 15' of the pre-payment on top of obverse. One of two items known with this datestamp, this being the better one, fine and attractive, a choice piece for a ROPiT collection, cert. Buchsbayew (2024).
Note: The datestamp does not give the month but instead the Julian and Gregorian calender dates of '15' and '27'. This is also seen on the other item with this datestamp from 1860, a cover front ex Cihangir, Corinphila 2000, lot 542. The year 1860 was the year of the French military intervention in Syria to stop the massacre of the catholic Maronites. Wishing to remain neutral in this conflict, the merchant community came to rely heavily on the Russian mail service.
Provenance: Oscar collection, DF sale 122 (Nov 1999), lot 20133.

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Price: CHF 4,000.00
Lot 7092 - russland post in levante ganzsachen -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7092 - russland post in levante ganzsachen - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Tripoli of Syria 1902 (Feb 14): Stationery letter card 10 kop. carmine & green, sent from Tripoli to Berlin-Charlottenburg, the printed stamp cancelled by "P.O.P.iT. / TIREBOLI" datestamp in violet (Tchilinghirian fig. 214), an information strike alongside, reverse with two transit cds's of Constantinople and CHARLOTTENBURG arrival (March 17, 1902) cds, all in black. A most appealing cover.

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Price: CHF 200.00
Lot 7087 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie -  Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas  - Day 5

Lot 7087 - russland post in levante vorphilatelie - Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

Russian P.O. in Lattakia 1862 (April 16): Entire letter from Lattakia to Beirut, internally dated "16 April 1862", struck by rare framed „COMPAGNIE RUSSE / LATTAQUIE” datestamp (Tchilinghirian fig 803) in blue with framed “P.P” in the same shade (Tchilinghirian fig 804) alongside. A fine and attractive entire.
Note: The text of the letter giving 1862 as year of despatch supports Tchilinghirian’s view that the ‘year dates’ in this Lattakia handstamps are very arbitrary after 1861.
Provenance: Collection Cengiz Arsman, DF sale (May 2005), lot 20227.

Corinphila Auction AG Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

russland post in levante vorphilatelie
Price: CHF 1,500.00