Russian Empire – offices in the Levant

1863-1909 issues
 File:Russ off Lev first.jpg|1863 issue. File:Rus off Lev ROPIT A.jpg|1865 2k value. File:Russ of Lev blue red Ropit.jpg|1865 20k value. File:Russ off Levant 10k.jpg|10k numeral. File:Russ off Lev lg numeral.jpg|1879 large blue numeral "7" on 1Ok. File:Rus off lev 7k new colors.jpg|1879 7k in new colors. File:Rus off Lev 1k yellow.jpg|1884 1k value. File:Russ off Lev 4pa.jpg|4 para diagonal overprint. File:Russ off Lev diag 1pi.jpg|1 piaster diagonal overprint. File:Russ off Lev 10pi.jpg|10 piasters diagonal overprint. File:Russ off in Levant 5oth surch.jpg|1909 10pa surcharge. File:Russ Levant diag resurch.jpg|Private surcharge. 
 * In 1863, a large 6 kopeck format stamp was the first issue released, inscibed ВАНДЕРОЛБНЕ ОТРАВЛЕНІЕ НА ВОСТОКЪ. There are reprints and forgeries and of this.
 * In 1865, two undenominated stamps with a ship and eagle arms design inscribed Р.О.П. И .Т. were released. Official reprints exist.
 * In 1866, similar designs were released now with a crosscross network underprint. In 1867, the orintation of the underprint was changed. Official reprints exist of both.
 * In 1868, four numeral stamps inscribed ВОСТОЧНАР КОРРЕСПОНДЕНЦІЯ were issued, perf 11½. These have fugitive ink. Another issue was released in 1872-90, now perf 14½x15 and with stamp on either horizontally or vertically lined laid paper.
 * In 1876 and 1879, large numeral surcharges were applied and issued.
 * In 1879, bicolor numerals in new colors and/or values were released.
 * In 1884, single color numeral in new colors were issued.
 * In 1900, Russian stamps on horizontally laid paper were surcharged diagonally in either paras or piasters. In 1903-05, they were leased on vertically laid paper with new values added.
 * In 1909, Issues using Russian stamp frames with a ship vignette design and "1857" and "1907" were released, surcharged in paras and piasters horizontally.

Issues for individual offices
In 1909-10, overprints for individual offices were issued, most in sets with denominations up to 70 piasters. There are a number of errors including typographical errors in the overprints.  File:Beyrouth 20pa.jpg|20pa Beyrouth (Beirut). File:Russ of Lev Constan.jpg|5pa Constantinople. File:Dardanelles 7pi A.jpg|7pi Dardanelles. File:Russ off in Lev jerusalem.jpg|5pa Ierusalem (Jerusalem). File:Russ off Lev Jaffa.jpg|5pa Jaffa. File:Russ off Levant Metelin.jpg|20pa Mételin (Metelin). File:Mont Athos 5pa.jpg|5pa Mont-Athos (Mount Athos). File:Russi off Lev Mt Athos 2 inv net.jpg|5pa Mount Athos old-style script, network inverted. File:Rus off Levant Rizeh.jpg|5pi Rizeh (in Persia/Iran). File:Salonika 5pa.jpg|5pa Salonique (Salonika/Thessaloniki). File:Smyrna 5p.jpg|Smyrne (Smyrna). File:Rus off Lev Trebizonde.jpg|1pi Trebizonde.  There are also overprints for Kerrasunde and Rizeh.

1910-13 issues
 File:Russ off Lev 2.5pi hori ovpt.jpg|1912 2½pi horizontal overprint. File:Russ off Lev Romanov.jpg|1913 5pa on 1k Romanov Dynasty. File:Rus off Lev 15pa horiz.jpg|1913 15pa serifed horizontal overprint. File:Rus off Lev private ROPIT.jpg|1918 resurcharge.
 * In 1910, then-current Russian stamps were surcharged in paras and piasters, in lettering small than before.
 * In 1912, four values with horizontal surcharges at the top of the design were released.
 * In 1913, the Russian Romanov dynasty issues were surcharged in paras and piasters.
 * Also in 1913, three more values were surcharged in new values at top of the designs.
 * Russian offices in the Levant were closed in 1914.
 * Some were reopened briefly in 1918 with existing stocks being re-surcharged with new values and Р.О.П. И .Т. added. There are several different styles of surcharge.



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