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1897 (2 Sep) 'Recollection of the visit of the President of the Republic, 20 August 1897' Russian Empire, Russia, 3k Postal Stationery Postcard from St. Petersburg to La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), additionally franked with 1k, with numbering in the middle of the figured elements of the Postmark, indicating the number of the St. Petersburg city Post Office, Commemorative

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)
Postcard Postal Stationery Commemorative Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
Auction 50
April 14 - 25, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

Auction presents an exceptional selection of highly specialized collections - Germany, Russia, Poland, Ukraine, China, Mongolia, and The World.

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1892 (6 Jul) 7k Russian Empire, Russia, Postal Stationery Mute Cover from Saint Petersburg to Lyapinovo, via Moscow, Numeral '3, Triangle in Circle' Postmark
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