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1879, 7 k. carmine/green, vertical pair tied by large ornamental framed "SUKHUM-KALEH / AGENTSTVO" in blue (Tchilinghirian 705), another clear strike on reverse, to Trebizond, the cover was most likely written on board of a Ropit ship going from Batum to Odessa and propably dropped in its letter box and upon arrival at Sukhum-Kaleg the Ropit Agent must have discovered that it was travelling in the wrong direction and taken it for delivery to a Ropit ship going south and cancelled it with his own canceller, backflap partially missing and some small holes, otherwise fine, described in Tchilinghirian, part 6, page 505, certificate Mikulski. Provenance: 'Cihangir' Collection (121 Corinphila Auction 2000) Joseph Hackmey
