1865, ship mail entire letter from Constantinople to Odessa, franked by horizontal pair of 10k brown and blue with perforation 12 1/2, cancelled upon arrival by boxed pre-philatelic Odessa marking, usual letter folds away from the stamps, wax seal removed, mostly VF

100.00

1865, (20pa) brown and blue, imperforated single with balanced margins all around, unused, no gum, VF, C.v. $800

200.00

1865, (2pi) blue and red, well margined single, pen cross cancellation, VF, expertized by A. Diena, a copy of E. Diena certificate, C.v. $850

250.00

1867, imperforated plate proof of 2pi in black, printed on paper with violet vertical network, four-side margins, no gum as produced, VF

400.00

1876-79, two stamps with black or blue surcharge 8(k) on 10k carmine and green, in addition black surcharge 7(k) on 10k, No.16 with slight perf irregularity on the right, fresh quality, full OG, LH or hinged, VF, C.v. $245

75.00

1879, black handstamped surcharge 7(k) on 10k carmine and green, printed on vertically laid paper, neat postal cancellation, minor facial abrasion, mostly VF and scarce, C.v. $750

150.00

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

1884-88, 1k-7k, two complete sets of four, printed on horizontally laid paper, early (1884) and late (1888) printings, in addition stamp of 10k issued in 1890, full/part of OG, two stamps are NH, others previously hinged, F/VF

75.00

1884, Numerals, 1k-7k, imperforated complete set in left sheet margin blocks of four, nice and fresh, full OG, previously hinged, VF and scarce multiples, each value with P. Kosack guarantee hs

1886, incoming stationery postcard 3k red, sent from Moscow to Constantinople via Odessa, with appropriate transit marking of Odessa Border Post Office, oval Constantinople arrival ds, slight corner bends, F/VF

100.00

1907, incoming value declare (100 rub) parcel card from Nizhni Yarmarka to German Palestinian Bank at Jerusalem, franked by two values, Yarmarka bilingual registration label, R.O.P.i T. Jaffa arrival ds on reverse, usual fold, minor wear, otherwise VF and scarce

150.00

1909, error of overprint "Consnantinople" in pairs with normal stamps, 10pa and 7pi, in addition error "Constantinopie", black and blue of 5pa, 10pa, 20pa, 1pi and 5pi, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF

100.00

1909, errors of overprint "Constantinople", three high values - 10pi, 35pi and 70pi, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $300

100.00

1909, overprint "Jaffa", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $318

150.00

1909, overprint "Ierusalem", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $350

150.00

1909, inverted overprint "Ierusalem" on 5pa, 10pa and 20pa in horizontal pairs, right stamp of each pair additionally has no "I" in overprint variety, full OG, previously hinged, VF, C.v. $270++

100.00

1909, overprint "Mont Athos", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $260

100.00

1910, overprint "S. Afon", 5pa-10pi, complete set of seven, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $110

75.00

1909, overprint "Salonique", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, blue overprint on 1k with a blotch at the bottom left, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $245

100.00

1909, overprint "Smyrne", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $133

100.00

1909, overprint "Trebizonde", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $125.10

100.00

1910, black surcharge 20pa on 5k claret, complete sheet of 100 (four panes of 25), control No. 1 and inscription "Kred. Tip. 1910" at the bottom right, slightly folded along horizontal perforation, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1912, black surcharge 1 1/2pi on 15k violet brown and blue, complete sheet of 100 (four panes of 25), control No. 2 and inscription "Kred. Tip. 1911?." at the bottom left, some perf separation and marginal punches, full OG, NH, VF

250.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, 5pa/1k-50pi/5r, complete set of 15, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $178

100.00

1913, Romanov Dynasty, surcharge 50pi on 5r dark brown, three-side margin block of 25, left part of a sheet, post office fresh, full OG, NH (LH on margins only), VF and rare multiple, C.v. $3,750 as hinged singles

1918, 37 mint items in singles, pairs, four strips of three and one block of four, inverted surcharges or letters, missing part of surcharges and etc., fresh quality, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH or hinged, F/VF
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200.00