U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
June 11-12, 2003
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #1919 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 #1920 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1858 forerunner, vertical strip of 3x10k brown & blue (Russia), boxed "Franco" hs, canc. on piece, v.f. | Price Realized $140.00 | |
| Lot #1921 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, unused without gum, fresh and v.f., with PFC (*) Catalog #2 Catalog Value 700 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1922 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 10pa brown and blue, cancelled "782" (Alexandretta) in blue, v.f., ex Liphshutz Catalog #2 Catalog Value 625+ | Unsold | |
| Lot #1923 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 Catalog Value 1,250+ | Unsold | |
| Lot #1924 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 Catalog Value 2,500+ | Unsold | |
| Lot #1925 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1865 2pi blue and red, full original gum, fresh and v.f., ex Mikulski * Catalog #3 Catalog Value 900 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1926 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 Catalog Value 1,700 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1927 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 Catalog Value 1,700 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1928 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1866 horiz. lines, margins all around, blue diamond canc., v.f. Catalog #4 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1929 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 $1,300.00 | |
| Lot #1930 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 $1,300.00 | |
| Lot #1931 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 $1,300.00 | |
| Lot #1932 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1878 cover sent from Constantinople to Helsingfors, Finland, surcharged "8" (kop) in black on Russian Offices in Turkish Empire 10kop carmine and green, tied by "Constantinople 5 Dec." pmk, sent via St. Petersburg andOdessa, faint boxed "ANK" arrival on front, with "Odessa 6 April 1878" transit on reverse, few insignificant tears at top, a fine and rare destination Catalog #16 | Price Realized $850.00 | |
| Lot #1933 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 Catalog #18 | Unsold | |
| Lot #1934 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 #1935 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 #1936 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 #1937 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 #1938 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 #1939 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 #1940 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 #1941 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1902 cover franked with 10k, tied by violet Trebizond pmk, fine, ROPIT Constantinople transit, fine-vf. | Unsold | |
| Lot #1942 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 #1943 RUSSIAN OFFICES IN THE TURKISH EMPIRE 1910 cover from Kerasunde to Germany, franked with four diff. surcharges, "ROPIT Kerassunde 6.11.1910" pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $110.00 |
