Lot 1204
1874 (25 Apr./7 May) folded cover from Constantinople to London (13.5) via Odessa (27.4/9.5), bearing Russian Levant 1868 3k green and Russia 1865 5k & 10k and 1868 1k, all cancelled Odessa c.d.s., handstamped "Oplacheno" in circle, red London Paid receiver, manuscript "3" and "1½", Fine. A rare combination franking in four colors. Docketing indicates place and date of origin. Postage was 10k inland and 8k, or 3sgr, divided equally between Prussia and Great Britain.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
Expertization: 1991 Calves Certificate.
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