350 / September 2012

1865, ROPiT issue 10 para brown & blue unused, corner crease, sign. Calves

2 pia red & blue with black retta mark, sign. Enzo Diena

1868, 3rd issue 10 para rose & blue in  block of four, unused, two stamps unhinged mint, sign. Mikulski

1879, thin handstamp "7" in black on 10 kop. carmine & green, unused, sign. Dr. Jem and others

"7" in blue on 10 kop. carmine & green, unused, sign. Dr. Jem

1884/90, definitives 10 kop. red & green and 2 kop. green (blocks of four and six), tied by blue "ROPiT Saloniki"  to reverse of  registered cover to Germany with Constantinople and Odessa transit- and Zittau arrival (Sep 18) cds's. In spite of one damaged 2 kop. stamp an attractive combination

Russia use in Levante:1858, Imperial Arms definitives 30 kop. red & green, perforated 12¼ :12½ in a vertical pair, tied with blue Constantinople "FRANCO" mark (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 7) to a fragment, in addition four 10 kop. brown & blue stamps of the 1858 and 1866 issues with blue Constantinople cds's.

1866/1913, mostly unused collection including RoPIT Mi.-Nr.  3-4 I+II, 5-6, State post Mi.-Nr. 1 (3), 10a+b, 11Ia+b, all City-Overprints

1866/1914, lot of hundreds used/unused stamps incl. 1876/79 definitives with thick "8" and "7" kop. overprints and the Romanov issue

1866/1914, selection of used/unused stamps incl. 1876/79 definitives with thick "8" and "7" kop. overprints and 1913/14 definitives

Russia in Levant 1872/1913 (ca.), interesting lot of 20 covers, postcards, and stationeries incl. cover with 5 kop. blue vertically laid paper from Constantinople, cover from Trebizonde, high Romanov frankings, 4 kop. green stationery postcards and 10 kop. red & green letter card from Yaffa

XXX LOS ENTFÄLLT XXX Russian Administration Rethymnon 1899, lot of 25 stamps used / unused

1899/1917, lot of hundreds used/unused stamps of "KITAI" and cent/dollar overprint issues incl. complete and part sheets, in addition late Imperial definitives in sheets

1899/1917, unmounted mint, unused and used collection, with multiples, Mi.-Nr. 16y as sheet, inverted overprints, specimen etc.

Russia in China and Mongolia 1875/89 (ca.), incl. 1866 Imperial Arms definitive 10 kop. brown & blue, with partial strike of Tien-Tsin double-framed rectangle postmark (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 483, used at about 1875), stamp with slight corner fault. In addition 1889 Imperial Arms definitive 10 kop. blue (strip of three), tied with oval Urga datestamp (Tchilinghirian & Stephen fig. 441),all stamps damaged, rare postmarks

Russia in China 1898/1915, lot of twelve covers, postcards, and stationery incl. 1899 red band cover, Shanghai and Tsien-Tsin picture postcards, Tshifu stationery card to Kiautshou, 1913 large format registered cover with colourfull franking to Germany, in addition six postcards from Kharbin with different cancellations

1865, Steamer and Eagle 10 pa. brown/blue, unused without gum, Sperati forgery, fine, signed in pencil

10 pa. brown/blue, Sperati forgery, BPA signature

10 pa. brown/blue, Sperati forgery, proof in block format with signature in the margin, BPA signature

10 pa. brown/blue, Sperati forgery, proof in block format, without any signature, mounted on small cardboard

10 pa., 5 proofs, one with completed stage and without the center, each as block format with "REPRODUCTION INTERDITE"  and signature in the margin, two proofs showing just the center, printed on different paper, and another with the center missing, a very interesting group

1866, with vertical lines: 2 pia. blue/rose with large margins, tied by full strike of blue no. "782" of Alexandrette to small piece, very fine

Without  vertical lines: 10 pa. rose/blue from the upper right sheet corner with large margins all around, neatly cancelled by part of scarce oval "COMPAGNIE RUSSE / KERASSUNDE / DE NAVIG. & DE COMMERCE" (Tschilinghirian Type I), very fine, signed Mikulsi with certificate