1863, 6k light blue, printed on thin paper, position 4 of four-stamp setting (1x4), nice margins all around and fresh color, full OG, LH, VF and scarce in premium quality, C.v. $350

150.00

1863, 6k blue, printed on medium paper, position 3 of four-stamp setting (2x2), enlarged margins, large part of OG, previously hinged, VF, C.v. $350

150.00

1863, 6k dark blue, printed on chalk-surfaced thickened paper, position 1 of four-stamp setting (2x2), large margins and very fresh, full OG, LH, VF, C.v. $200

100.00

1863, 6k blue, printed on chalk-surfaced paper, complete sheet of four, usual marginal inclusions, fresh quality, full OG, hinged on margins only, stamps are NH, VF

750.00

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

150.00

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

200.00

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

300.00

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

100.00

1879, black handstamped surcharge 7(k) on 10k carmine and green, printed on vertically laid paper, neat postal cancellation, minor abrasion, mostly VF, 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, 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

1884-91, 1k-7k, imperforated complete set of four, left sheet margin blocks of four, printed on horizontally laid paper, full OG, NH (two stamps of each block) or previously hinged, VF and scarce multiples

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

1900, blue or red surcharge 4pa on 1k orange and 10pa on 2k green, two horizontal imperforated pairs, printed on horizontally laid paper, a part of perfin "Obrazets", full OG, NH, VF

200.00

1903, inverted red or blue surcharge 10pa on 2k green and 20pa on 4k carmine, printed on vertically laid paper, full OG, NH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $170

75.00

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

1910, parcel card from Russian PO at New Athon to Jerusalem, franked by three surcharged values, Athon postal negative seal and circular ds, Russian PO at Jerusalem arrival marking on reverse, several folds and hinge reinforcement, otherwise F/VF and rare
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1909, overprint "Constantinople", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $125

100.00

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, error of overprint "erusalem" in pairs with normal stamps, five pairs of 10pa-1pi and a single of 5pa with overprint in black, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $207

75.00

1909, overprint "Kerassunde", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $145

100.00

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

100.00

1909, error of overprint "Mont Atho", 5pa-7pi, five pairs and a single of 5pa with blue overprint, in addition a single of 5pa with "M nt Athos" in black, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $193

75.00

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

75.00

1910, overprint "S. Afon", 5pa-7pi, five vertical pairs, bottom stamp without overprint, lower stamp of 5pi in addition has truncated central oval variety, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $410++

150.00

1909, overprint "Salonique", 5pa-70pi, complete set of ten, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $245

100.00

1909, overprint "Salonique", 5pa-1pi, four vertical pairs, top stamp without overprint, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $255

100.00

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

100.00

1909, error of overprint "Smyrn", three pairs of 10pa, 20pa and 1pi with normal stamps, a single of 5pi, in addition block of 5pa (blue overprint) with three normal stamps, full OG, NH or LH/hinged, VF

75.00

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

100.00

1909, overprint "Trebizonde", 5pa, 10pa and 20pa, three vertical pairs, top stamp without overprint, in addition 20pa has overprint placed at the bottom, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $220

75.00

1909, overprint "Trebizonde" over 70pi on 7r green and pink, bottom sheet margin single with "wavy lines" watermark, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, LH, VF and rare

750.00

1909, overprint "Beyrouth", 5pa-70pi, complete set of nine, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $122.50

100.00

1909, overprint "Dardanelles", two vertical gutter blocks of four, bottom right stamp without overprint, full OG, LH, VF, the last one expertized by W. Pohl

100.00

1909, overprint "Rizeh", 5pa-70pi, complete set of nine, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $97.50

100.00

1909, 13 stamps, including 11 with inverted overprint, one with double and one with overprint placed at the bottom instead of top, full OG, LH or previously hinged, VF, C.v. $505

150.00

1909, 1pi vertical pair of Trebizonde-Jaffa, 5pi vertical strip of three of Smyrne-Trebizonde-Jaffa, 10pi in horizontal pair and 70pi vertical pair, both of Smyrne-Trebizonde, full OG, NH (high values) or LH, VF

150.00

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

100.00

1913, double black surcharge 100pi on 10r carmine, yellow and gray, bottom sheet margin single printed on vertically laid paper, minute toned spot, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $750 as hinged

250.00

1863-1913, almost 300 mostly mint stamps, starting with two No.1 (one is defected), nice early numerals and surcharges, including large "7" surcharge (PF certificate) plus some inverts, valuable group of City Overprints with varieties, Romanov Dynasty and much more, minor flaws should be expected, fresh quality overall, full/large part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is well over $8,000
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750.00

1863-1914, 140 mint or used stamps, including No.1a in collectible quality, other early material, some City overprints, Romanov Dynasty issue and etc., nice condition overall, full/part of OG or used, F/VF, C.v. is about $1,700
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200.00

1918, 86 mint stamps in singles, pairs and blocks of four, representing three different issues, including some surcharge varieties, fresh quality, full OG, some NH, but mainly LH or hinged, F/VF
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100.00

1919-20, 266 mint stamps in singles, pairs, strips and blocks, starting with Numerals issue, then Coat of Arms in different sizes, including 30 tete-beche pairs and two stamps with inverted Arms variety, fresh condition, full OG or no gum as issued, mostly VF
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150.00