cover 1851-1923, the fascinating and valuable collection of the postal history of the Russian Monastic Communities of Mount Athos comprising entire letters (2), envelopes (63), postcards (2) and a postal receipt, including 1851 entire letter (with wafer seal) carried privately from Mt. Athos to Odessa, 1859 printed ROPIT parcel receipt to Mt. Athos with wax seal of Odessa, 1859-84 comprehensive range of covers (34) sent to Odessa for onward transmission to Mt. Athos (or in a few cases for collection by Monks of Mt. Athos) with number showing framed "A.C." (Russian St. Andrews Skete) in bluish green, 1894 cover registered from Moscow to Mt. Athos via Constantinople bearing 1K., 5K. and 14h. cancelled in blue, 1896 cover from Pavlosk bearing 10K. and showing Turkish bi-lingual "MONT ATHOS" double-ringed d.s., 1896-1908 covers (12) from a good range of towns bearing various values and all showing "R.O.P.I.T./APHON" arrival c.d.s., 1905-13 insufficiently pre-paid covers (5) and Romanov 3K. stationery card to Mt. Athos, 1913 covers (3) bearing 1909-10 Mt. Athos overprints 10pi. on 1r. (two different) and 35pi. on 3r.50, 1916 censored cover (part of flap missing) from Tsarevokomshaisk to Mt. Athos (arrival c.d.s.) bearing 3K. and Romanov 7K. A splendid lot. (68 items)
cover 1851-1923, the fascinating and valuable collection of the postal history of the Russian Monastic Communities of Mount Athos comprising entire letters (2), envelopes (63), postcards (2) and a postal receipt, including 1851 entire letter (with wafer seal) carried privately from Mt. Athos to Odessa, 1859 printed ROPIT parcel receipt to Mt. Athos with wax seal of Odessa, 1859-84 comprehensive range of covers (34) sent to Odessa for onward transmission to Mt. Athos (or in a few cases for collection by Monks of Mt. Athos) with number showing framed "A.C." (Russian St. Andrews Skete) in bluish green, 1894 cover registered from Moscow to Mt. Athos via Constantinople bearing 1K., 5K. and 14h. cancelled in blue, 1896 cover from Pavlosk bearing 10K. and showing Turkish bi-lingual "MONT ATHOS" double-ringed d.s., 1896-1908 covers (12) from a good range of towns bearing various values and all showing "R.O.P.I.T./APHON" arrival c.d.s., 1905-13 insufficiently pre-paid covers (5) and Romanov 3K. stationery card to Mt. Athos, 1913 covers (3) bearing 1909-10 Mt. Athos overprints 10pi. on 1r. (two different) and 35pi. on 3r.50, 1916 censored cover (part of flap missing) from Tsarevokomshaisk to Mt. Athos (arrival c.d.s.) bearing 3K. and Romanov 7K. A splendid lot. (68 items)
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