David Feldman - Europe & All World Collections Thursday, December 6, 2018, at 10:00 CET

298 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) Europe Russia Post in Levant 51702 H 1865 Russian Levant 6k blue (Newspaper stamp) with rare cancellation of 1865, very fine, very rare 400 51703 F / 296 1883 Envelope to Cairo franked 1879 7k bearing the large oval R.O.P.I.T. CONSTANTINOPOL 17.2.83, at back trans.& arr.mkg., very fine cover, ex Bolaffi 200 51704 F / 300 1888 GEORGIA to Cospoli: Envelope franked at back 7k bearing TIFLIS 16.4.88 cds via TPO no.95/11 & BATUM to Constantinople bearing scarce oval R.O.P.I.T. CONSTANTINOPOL 24.4.88 arrival marking 200 51705 F 1894 (Dec 13) Printed envelope from the ROPiT Agency in Jaffa, sent to Yellan in the Saratov District in Russia registered and double rate, franked on the reverse with vert. strip of three 1890 10k tied by “R.O.P.i.T / 13 DEC 94 / AGENCY JAFFA” oval ds in blue (latest recorded date), several transit ds of Constantinople, Odessa and Yellan arrival, with ms “Addressee not found, holding period expired, so return”, with further ROPiT Agency Jaffa oval ds on return, opened for display (split in two and re- attached), according to Steichele this is the earliest item of registered mail of the Russian post in the Holy Land, a very attractive showpiece 5’000