U.S. & Worldwide; Vladivistok Collection of Russia; A. Cronin Collection
September 16-17, 2009 and September 22-24, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2343 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Macedonia - Mount Athos 1880-1901 incoming "money letters" (etc) to the monastery at Mount Athos, selection of 35, also three parcel receipts, with impressive wax seals, "Ropit Afon" and other markings, generally through Odessa, fine  | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #2344 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Macedonia - Mount Athos 1901 (18.9) cover franked on back with 7k blue, sent from Orenburg via Odessa to Mount Athos, where it was taxed on arrival (29-30 September) with the addition of 4pa and 10pa adhesives, plus a label "Polucheno Lichnya Dengi 15 para" (received 15 paras in cash), fine example of the provisional Russian postage due labels on Mont Athos, roughly opened at top, one of three known covers recorded | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2345 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Macedonia - Mount Athos 1903 (23.1) cover franked on back with 7k blue, sent from Sleptskaya to Mount Athos, where it was taxed on arrival (2.2) with the application of "Polucheno na Lichnya Dengi 6 kop" (received 6 kop in cash), double the deficiency rate, fine example of the provisional Russian postage due handstamp on Mont Athos, roughly opened at right, second of three known covers recorded with due markings | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2346 RUSSIA Russian Post Office in Macedonia - Mount Athos 1903 (18.3) cover franked on back with 7k blue, sent from Yenotaevsk, via Tsaritsyn, T.P.O. No.121, Novyi Afon and Odessa to Mount Athos, where it was taxed on arrival (18.4) with the application of a violet handstamp "Polucheno na Lichnya Dengi 6 kop" (received 6 kop in cash), double the deficiency rate, fine example of the provisional Russian postage due handstamp on Mont Athos, third of three known covers recorded with due markings | Price Realized $850.00 |
