Lot 377
1875, 7 k. grey/carmine tied by cds. "BATUM N 67 13 MAR 1879" to envelope with clear adjacent cds. to Metline, on arrival franked with Turkey Duloz 1875 20 p. green and 1 ghr. yellow, tied by arabic hexagonal "Metelin" (Coles & Walker fig. 31), reverse with transit marks of Odessa and Constantinople, few covers creases, not affecting stamps, very rare