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1910 (13 Dec) International postcard from Constantinople to Constanța, Romania. The letter is franked with: 10p (Russian Post in Turkey), 10p (Austrian Levant), 1/2p (British Levant), 5c (French Levant), 10p (German Levant), 10p (Smyrna overprint on an Italian stamp), 10p (Turkey). The letter arrived via ROPiT in Smyrna on 13.12.1910, where on 14.12.1910 it passed through the post offices of Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Turkey

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Catalog: Scott 202, 46, 15, 31, A48, 161
Condition: Used.
Postcard Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
Auction 50
April 14 - 25, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

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1909 (January 9) International postcard from the Russian Post Office in the Ottoman Empire, ROPiT. Constantinople – St. Petersburg. Franked with Levant stamps worth 20k/4k and 10k/2k. Sea shipment on the Black Sea. Turkish postcard, written from Constantinople, sent in a ship's mailbox to St. Petersburg, accordingly cancelled upon arrival in Odessa on January 9, 1909, where the violet "PAQUEBOT" stamp was used. The postcard arrived in St. Petersburg on January 14, 1909.
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1907 RUSSIAN LEVANT Cover of private letter sent from Russian Empire to Constantinople by ROPiT post. Franked 7k. of Empire stamps within current rate
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