RUSSIA LEVANT POST OFFICE IN TURKEY EMPIRE 1868 STAMP Sc. 8 - 11 Complete Set
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:11260995 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation |
| Quality: Used | Year of Issue: 1868 |
| Color: Multi-Color |
RUSSIA LEVANT POST OFFICE IN TURKEY EMPIRE 1868 STAMP Sc. # 8-11 complete setFirst stampsIn 1856, the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (Russkoe Obschchestvo Parokhodstva i Torgovli or РОПиТ, ROPiT) took over postal operations. It handled mail service between the various offices, and funneled mail to the rest of Russia through Odessa. The ROPiT offices received a status equivalent to regular Russian post offices in 1863.The first postage stamp&n...bsp;of the offices was a large square design issued in 1863 and valued at six kopecks. This type is today rare, as were the normal-sized 2k and 20k stamps issued in 1865, which included a sailing ship along with the imperial coat of arms, and "ROPiT" in the inscription. A similar but better-executed design appeared in 1866.Beginning in 1868, ROPiT switched to a design consisting of a large number of value in the center. As with the regular Russian stamps, they were originally printed on horizontally-laid paper, and on vertically-laid paper from 1872 on. Overprints for 8 kopeck and 7 kopeck values were used in 1876 and 1879. The colors were changed in 1879, and again in 1884, matching the contemporaneous stamps of Russia.Beginning in 1900, the printing of special stamps was abandoned, in conjunction with the use of the local Ottoman currency of parasand piastres. Instead, regular Russian stamps were surcharged.WILL SHIPPING WORLDWIDE possible combine SHIPPING COAST $6 FOR REGISTERED, OR 3, 5$REGULAR MAIL ON BUYER RISK!ORDERS MORE THAN 100$ WILL SEND BY ECO POST FOR 5$ ONLY, if this post working in yours location
