Russia Post Offices in the Levant 1912 Cover Negative Seal Cover to Athens
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Cover struck with clear “Chio Poste Russe Gratuit” negative seal (Tchilinghirian 8), with matching “ROPit CHIOS 7 XII 1912” c.d.s., to Athens, with machine arrival backstamp, fine and scarce.
For a short period following the October, 1912 Greek Occupation of Chios during the First Balkan War, mail was handled postage free by the ROPIT Agency.