Auction 333-341 Europe & Overseas - Day 6

Russian Post Office in Smirna 1872: 10 kop. carmine & green, a used example on 1872 entire letter from Smirna to Taganrog, tied by "780" rhomboid of dots in blue with large circular "SMIRNSKO AGENTSVO" (Smirna Agency) datestamp (Tchilinghirian figs. 151 and 153) also in watery blue ink alongside (March 7). Taganrog arrival cds (March 17) in black adjacent. A fine and scarce entire.
Provenance: Collection "Cihangir", Corinphila sale 130, Oct 2001, lot 3229.