1863, 6k light blue, printed on thin paper, blue retta cancellation, imperceptible thin at the bottom right corner, still fresh and nice, VF appearance, C.v. $1,350

500.00

1865, 10pa brown and blue, enlarged margins exemplar, neat blue date stamp, fresh colors, VF, C.v. $750

250.00

1865, 10pa brown and blue, horizontal pair cancelled on a piece, nice margins, large part of Port Chios cancellation, VF and scarce in pair

750.00

1865, 2pi blue and red, nice four-side margins exemplar, tied by "785" (appears as "735") inside blue dotted diamond-shaped cancellation (Alexandria), VF

300.00

1866, 2pi blue and rose, horizontal network, three stamps with various blue cancellations: Agency of Alexandria, "782" inside diamond-shaped dotted marking (Alexandretta) and Port of Samsun, fresh condition, VF

150.00

1867, imperforated plate proof of 2pi in black, printed on paper with violet vertical network, no gum as produced, VF and scarce

600.00

1867, imperforated plate proof of 2pi in blue, printed on paper with rose vertical network, no gum as produced, VF

600.00

1868, imperforated plate proof of 10k in carmine and greenish blue, left sheet margin exemplar, printed on chalk-surfaced thin card, no gum as issued, VF and a gorgeous piece, expertized by Z. Mikulski

750.00

1872, 1k brown, printed on horizontally laid paper, blue two-line boxed cancellation "Jaffa P. P." (Jaffa Port Paye), fresh condition, VF and scarce

100.00

1879, large size black surcharge 7(k) on 10k carmine and green, printed on vertically laid paper, Constantinople cancellation in blue, practically flawless, VF and extremely rare, one of two recorded exemplars, expertized by A. Faberge and Finnish Expert's Committee

1883, 7k carmine and gray, printed on horizontally laid paper, cancelled "R.O.P.iT. Burgas" in blue oval (Tchilinghirian fig. 729) on cover to Constantinople, postmarked on arrival, some cover flaws, still F/VF and extremely rare, just a few mailings bearing this cancellation recorded, Z. Mikulski certificate

1884, 7k blue, a part of violet oval Tireboli cancellation (Tchilinghirian fig. 106), fresh condition, VF, Russian or Russian Levant stamps with this postal marking are unknown

100.00

1903, stationery letter card 10k grayish green and red, double impression of red color on pre-printed stamp, sent from Constantinople to Ljubljana in 1905, postmarked on arrival, VF and rare unrecorded variety
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300.00

1904, cover from Post Office in Jerusalem to Germany, franked by red surcharge 10pa on 2k green (printed matters rate), tied by appropriate violet cancellation, backstamped, VF

100.00

1909-14, four covers and one stationery postcard originated from Constantinople (4) or Jaffa, properly franked by Russian Levant surcharged values, addressed to St. Petersburg, Austria, Belgium or Germany, all appropriate markings, F/VF
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150.00

1919, black surcharges over 4pa-35pi on issue of 1903-05, printed on vertically laid paper, the total is 60 different stamps, mounted on two pages, fresh condition, full OG, mostly LH, VF
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75.00

1920-21, cover from refugees' camp at Constantinople to refugees' camp at Galipoli, franked by red surcharge 10,000r on 5r, imperforated single, all markings on front, VF

100.00

1920-21, 136 mint stamps neatly arranged by Scott Cat. numbers, including 22 different surcharge errors - inverted, omitted value, "Russkii" instead of "Russkoi" and etc., fresh condition, full/large part of OG, some NH, but mainly LH/hinged, F/VF, C.v. $930
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

300.00