Keywords: Russian po Latakie to Alexandria (1869 Grosvenor Phil Auc.jpg en Letter mailed at the Russian post office in Latakia in 1869 Latakia Syria was then part of the Ottoman Empire The letter was mailed to the Russian post office in Alexandria Egypt The 5-kopeck stamp was part of a set issued in 1868 specifically for use in Russian post offices in the Levant and the Ottoman Empire 2014-10-11 12 56 29 Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions 2006 http //grosvenorauctions com cluster cwcs co uk/dyn_pages/prices_realised_specificsale php Sale_no 31 Letter mailed in 1869 other versions PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Foreign post offices in the Ottoman Empire |