Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

ROPIT 1879: Russian Levant 7 k. carmine & green, a single example used on 1882 cover from Varna to Constantinople tied by oval framed "R.O.P.I.T. / VARNA" datestamp (Nov 25) in blue (unrecorded by Tchilinghirian) and Constantinople ROPIT Office of arrival on reverse in black (Nov 27). A superb and extremely rare cover - the sole recorded franked usage from this ROPIT Office. Unique. Cert. Mikulski. rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Pavlovsk', Corinphila sale 92, 2-9 March 1996, lot 4760.