U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 9-10, 2014
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1009 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1863 6k blue, dark blue, unused with original gum, large margins all around, nice colors, fresh and v.f., * Catalog #1,1c Catalog Value $ 575 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1010 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1860 6kop blue, thin paper, cancelled with two strikes of Constantinople 23 Mar 1865, margins all around, pressed out horizontal crease, other surface flaws as always, fine appearance, rare used O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #1011 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1865 6k blue, sheet of four, large margins all around, stamps n.h., v.f.  *Catalog #1c | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #1012 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1865 block of four used, margins all around, minor flaws, fine and scarce Catalog #4 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1013 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1872 1k, 3k, 5k and 10k, each overprinted with red letter (part of Obrazets), also 10k imperf. pair, perforated with letter of Obrazets, fine-v.f. S | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #1014 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1872 2k green, imperf. single, part of red letter (Obrazets), h.r., v.f. S | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #1015 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1877 (5 Jan) outer FL to Trebizond, franked with 1k and 5k Numerals, tied by Constantinople departure postmark, repeated alongside, filing folds away from the stamps, fine usage  | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1016 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1888 (June) cover franked on back with 7k blue, tied by oval Ropit Constantinople datestamp, sent via Batum (27 June) and Tiflis (28 June) to Tauris, Persia, with corresponding transit markings; also another cover, used in 1867 from Constantinople, via Odessa and Teheran to Isfahan, franked with 10k (defective), tied by blue departure pmk, with transit and arrival markings, some toning, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1017 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1892 (Apr) cover franked on back with Russia 10k Arms, used from Constantinople to Chios, some cover wear, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #1018 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1901 (11 Aug) picture postcard from Yalutorovsk, via Tyumen and Odessa to Crete, with arrival at Xania (1 September), bearing the rare oval "Ropit Agent. Krete" datestamp alongside, v.f. and scarce usage from ROPIT agency in Crete | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #1019 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 registered cover from Constantinople to USA, franked on back with pairs of 10pa and 20pa surcharges, tied by ROPIT Istambul cds (rare), also with single 2pi on 20k, tied by Constantinople cds, with Seattle arrival pmk, also a US Customs Duty label, minor cover wear, otherwise fine, scarce | Unsold |
 | Lot #1020 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1910-14 two registered covers, one from Smyrna to Dresden, the other from Constantinople to Stockholm, filing folds away from the stamps, fine | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1021 RUSSIA Russian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1912 (27 Nov) Ropit Chios cds, cover with negative "Chios Poste Russe Gratuit" handstamp alongside, addressed to Greece, with arrival pmk, filing fold away from the markings, fine usage | Unsold |
