"1904 (April) Early Black And White Picture Postcard (undivided Back) Royal Palace Seoul, Korea To St Petersbourg Bearing 1883 3k Carmine (sg 41) Tied By The Rare ""mainfield Post Office Kharbin 27.IV.04"""

Russia & Soviet Union / Covers & Postcards

"1904 (APRIL) EARLY BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE POSTCARD (UNDIVIDED BACK) ROYAL PALACE SEOUL, KOREA TO ST PETERSBOURG BEARING 1883 3k CARMINE (SG 41) TIED BY THE RARE ""MAINFIELD POST OFFICE KHARBIN 27.IV.04"" CDS. WITH FINE ""ST PETERSBOURG 16.V.1904"" CDS OF ARRIVAL. A RARE CARD DEMONSTRATING RUSSIAN INTEREST IN THE MANCHURIAN/KOREA BORDER AREA WHICH RESULTED IN THE ""YALU TIMBER CONCESSION"" OF 1902/3. THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR COMMENCED IN FEBRUARY 1904."

Condition: Used.

Type: Postal History

Lot sold:

$18

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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #45

Auction 45

June 16 - 27, 2025

United States , Black Mountain , NC

45th Philatelic Auction from Oldlouis Auctions. A lot of unique specialized collections are presented. The rarest stamps and postal history items of all periods of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, and The World. Shipping from the United States office.

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The World: Europe & Overseas

Lots 1 - 542

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Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post

Lots 543 - 1192

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Russian Empire, Wenden, Charity Letter Sheets

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Russian Offices Abroad: China, Mongolia, Levant, Crete

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Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Caucasus

Lots 1712 - 2331

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RSFSR, Soviet Union, and Tannu Tuva Rare Stamps

Lots 2332 - 2560

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The Soviet Union: Chronology

Lots 2561 - 2985

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Ukraine: Tridents of 1918

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Ukraine & Displaced Persons Camps in Europe

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Germany: WWI Occupations, German States, Territories, Revenues

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Germany: WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post, Propaganda

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