U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
March 20-21, 2002
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1927 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1900-20 postal history, group of 35+ covers and cards, incl. postal stationery, usages from Smyrne, Jerusalem, Alexandretta, Constantinople, also ROPIT markings, some varieties incl. inverted surcharge on cover, high value frankingsfrom the Romanov set and more, generally fine and interesting lot, ex-Popov  | Unsold | |
| Lot #1928 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1858 forerunner, vertical strip of 3x10k brown & blue (Russia), boxed "Franco" hs, canc. on piece, v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1929 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1863 6k blue, type I, plate proof on card, fine and very rare, ex Liphshutz P Catalog #1P | Price Realized $2,800.00 | |
| Lot #1930 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., with PFC (*) Catalog #2 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1931 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, unused with full original gum, v.f., signed Mikulski etc. * Catalog #2 | Price Realized $600.00 | |
| Lot #1932 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, cancelled "782" (Alexandretta) in blue, v.f., ex Liphshutz Catalog #2 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1933 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, horiz. pair from the right of the sheet with large to clear margins, lightly cancelled in blue, fine, signed Diena Catalog #2 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1934 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, vertical strip of four, large sheet margins at top and bottom and large margins on other sides, ideally cancelled by Port Chios cds (8.3.69) in blue on coverfront, insignificant diagonal crease at top left corner,nevertheless extremely fine, ex Liphschutz Catalog #2 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1935 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 2pi blue and red, full original gum, fresh and v.f., ex Mikulski * Catalog #3 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1936 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 2pi blue and red, unused without gum, v.f., ex Lipschutz (*) Catalog #3 | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #1937 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 2pi blue and red, two examples cancelled by cds in blue and black respectively, fine-v.f. Catalog #3 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1938 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 2pi blue and red, two examples cancelled by grids in blue and black respectively, fine-v.f. Catalog #3 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1939 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 20k blue and red, large margins all around cancelled "781" lozenge in blue (Mersina), v.f., with Mikulski cert. u Catalog #3 Catalog Value 850 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1940 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1866 horiz. lines, margins all around, blue diamond canc., v.f. Catalog #4 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1941 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1868-90 three values in blocks of four with another duplicate, fine-v.f., ex Mikulski  *Catalog #8/11 | Price Realized $280.00 | |
| Lot #1942 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1869 cover to Aleppo, franked with 5k blue, tied by rhomboid dots, with "Poste Russe d'Alep" arrival hs (very rare) on front, Port Alexandretta and Constantinople pmks on back, fine usage in Syria | Unsold | |
| Lot #1943 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1874 FL from Constantinople to Liverpool, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 20k blue & orange, sent via Odessa, with transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed franking Russian Levantcover, with Eisold cert. | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #1944 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1875 FL from Constantinople to Germany, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 3k and 10k, sent via Odessa, with transit and Fischhausen arrival pmks, fine mixed franking RussianLevant cover, with Eisold cert. | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #1945 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1875 FL from Constantinople to Manchester, franked with 3k Levant, used in combination with Russian 2x3k and 10k, sent via Odessa, with transit and arrival pmks, fine mixed frankingLevant cover, with Eisold cert. | Price Realized $900.00 | |
| Lot #1946 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1879 7k on 10k carmine and dark green, wide surcharge in black, vertical pair, fine * Catalog #18 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1947 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1879 (20 Oct) cover from Constantinople to Tabriz (arrival pmk) franked with 7k on 10k wide surcharge in black, cancelled by "Konstantin" cds, fine and rare usage | Unsold | |
| Lot #1948 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1879 7k on 10k carmine and dark green, wide surcharge in black, vertical pair, top stamp variety surcharge inverted, fine and very rare, signed Calves * Catalog #18bvar | Unsold | |
| Lot #1949 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1879 7k on 10k carmine and dark green, double surcharge, fine and very rare, signed Mikulski * Catalog #18var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1950 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1879 7k on 10k carmine and dark green, wide surcharge in blue, vertical pair, top stamp variety surcharge inverted, perfs hinge reinforced, fine and very rare, ex Faberge and Mikulski * Catalog #19bvar | Unsold | |
| Lot #1951 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1892 (8 Feb) card from Smirna to Pola (26.2) via Constantinople (10.2) bearing 10k diagonal bisect, tied by "Ropit/Smyrne" double ring pmk in blue, fine authorized use (Jan. 1892) as 5k during a shortage, v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1952 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1893 postal card franked with diagonal half of 10k, paying 5k from Smyrne to Austria, blue "ROPIT Smyrne", 3 July, 93 departure, Constantinople and Odessa transits, Pola arrival pmks, v.f. and scarce usage of the bisect Catalog #15var | Unsold | |
| Lot #1953 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1884-90 1k-7k, imperforate vertical interpanneau blocks of ten (2x5) with "Obrazets" overprint in red in interpanneau margin, three show the complete overprint, v.f. andrare, ex Liphshutz SCatalog #23-26S | Unsold | |
| Lot #1954 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1884-90 1k-5k imperforate blocks of ten from the foot of the sheet with partial "Obrazets" overprint in red, fine and fresh with much original gum. Ex Lipschutz SCatalog #23-25S | Unsold | |
| Lot #1955 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1900-1909 various blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. **Catalog #31-37,40-46 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1956 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1901 4k stationery reply card canc. violet "Ropit Beirut, 5.1.11901" pmk, fine used from the Russian Post Office in Beirut to England | Unsold | |
| Lot #1957 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1902 card to Germany, franked with 10pa surcharge, tied by "Ropit Jerusalem, 26.8.1902" pmk, filing crease, otherwise fine, with Wernfeld arrival pmk | Unsold | |
| Lot #1958 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1902 cover franked with 10k, tied by violet Trebizond pmk, fine, ROPIT Constantinople transit, fine-vf. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1959 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1903-10 surcharged 20pa on 4k and 2pi on 20k, two imperf. horiz. strips of five, each with perf. Obrazets (Specimen) initials, n.h., v.f. S | Unsold | |
| Lot #1960 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1905 registered cover (slightly reduced at left), franked with 2pi and 1pi surcharges, tied by "Ropit Afon 6 Aug. 1905" pmk, with violet "Ropit Saloniki" pmk on back, scarce | Unsold | |
| Lot #1961 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1906 ppc to Italy, franked on the address part by 10pa surcharge, tied by "Ropit Jerusalem, 29.11.1906" pmk, v.f., with Naples arrival pmk | Unsold | |
| Lot #1962 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1909 10pa on 2k green, proof block of ten from the right of the sheet, five towns se-tenant, variety overprint inverted, v.f., ex Liphschutz */** | Price Realized $600.00 | |
| Lot #1963 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1909 ppc to France, franked on the picture side by 10pa on 2k adhesive, tied by "Ropit Metelin 23 Dec. 1909" pmk, v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1964 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1910 cover to Egypt, franked with five surcharges (Jaffa), tied by "Ropit Jaffa, 7.9.1910" pmks, filing creases and minor toning, otherwise fine, with Port Said transit and Alexandria arrival pmks | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #1965 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1910 registered cover to Athens, franked on back with 2pi on 20k surcharge, tied by small "Ropit Saloniki, 29.5.1910" pmk, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #1966 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1910 cover to Germany, franked with four diff. surcharges, tied by "Ropit Kerasunde 6.2.1910" pmks, v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1967 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1910 registered cover to Russian Georgia, actually addressed to "Allah Verdi", franked with 2x1pi and 10k, tied by violet "Ropit Smirna 3.IV. 1910" pmks, with "Allaverdi Tiflis" arrival pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $110.00 | |
| Lot #1968 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1911 registered cover to Odessa, franked with five diff. surcharges, tied by "Ropit Tribizond 19.7.1911" pmks, v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #1969 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1913 registered cover from Constantinople to Brussels franked with the cplt set of Romanov surcharges, fine philatelic cover with arrival pmk Catalog #213-27 | Price Realized $400.00 | |
| Lot #1970 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1913 registered cover to Paris, franked with 2pi on 20k, tied by violet "Ropit Smirna 21.X.1913" pmk, with Constantinople transit and Paris arrival pmks, v.f. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1971 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1913 cover to Austria, franked with 2x10pa and 20pa Romanov surcharges, tied by violet "Ropit Samsun, 8.IV. 1913" pmks, with Constantinople transit cds, filing fold away from the stamps, v.f. | Price Realized $120.00 | |
| Lot #1972 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1913 cover to France, franked with 2x10pa and 15pa Romanov surcharges, also 5pa on 1k, tied by violet "Ropit Trebizond 23.8.1913" pmks, cover without backflap, otherwise fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #1973 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1913 registered cover to Chicago, franked with 2pi on 20k, tied by violet "Ropit Smirna 11.3.1913" pmk, with Constantinople transit and Chicago arrival pmks, some cover faults, otherwise fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #1974 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE Mont Athos. 1851-23 collection of 68 covers and cards, representing a lifelong study of mail to and from the Monastery at Mont Athos, through various governments and postal administrations, usually incoming mail which contained donationsto the monks living there. A fascinating array of markings, mounted and written up on pages, fine-v.f. Ex-Norman Epstein | Unsold | |
| Lot #1975 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE Mont Athos. 1876-1910 correspondance to Mount Athos, Russian Monastery on Greek Island, with an fascinating array of cards and covers, registration receipts, money letters, many with Russian P.O. in Constantinople transit cds and a large variety ofdispatch cancels from all over Russia with over 100 covers or cards and 18 registration receipts, fine lot for the specialist, some with faults but seldom seen material | Unsold |
