Lots 1040 - 1042, Catalogue of Auction #103 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1040    33
1904, red surcharge 1pi on 10k dark blue on vertically laid paper, used on pre-printed cover from Trebizond (now Trabzon) to Constantinople, postmarked on arrival, light cover fold at bottom did not affect the stamp, F/VF, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
150.00
1041    60a
1909 (February 12), incoming to Constantinople registered cover with enclosure from Black Sea Port Novorossiysk, franked by horizontal pair of 10k dark blue with inverted background, arrived to Constantinople on February 20,F/VF, Est. $200-$250
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(Ph)
200.00
1042 */U   31/207
      City Overprints - Collection Balance
1903-10, 58 mint or used stamps, including three surcharged stamps on vertically laid paper (No.35, 38-39), 50th Anniversary of the R.O.P.iT. surcharged issue, city overprints - Jaffa, Ierusalem (used), Smyrne and Beyrouth, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. close to $1,100, Est. $400-$500
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(Ph)
400.00

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