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1915 RUSSIAN LEVANT. An ordinary letter to the ROPIT Agent in Port-Said, sent from Odessa, 19.10.1915. Mark of Odessa military censorship. Franked 10kop stamp within current rate. Port Said delivery postmark on reverse. ROPIT offices closed on 30.09.1914 in the Ottoman Empire due to WWI. RARE

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Auction 46
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46th Philatelic Auction from Oldlouis Auctions.

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