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1904 RUSSIAN PO IN CHINA View postcard sent from Port-Arthur to London (England). Franked 4k stamp align rate for postcards abroad. Cancellations of Russian PO in Port Arthur and London

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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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Russian Postal History
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1922 (29 Nov) GEORGIA Registered international mail, Socialist Soviet Republic of Georgia. Tiflis (Tbilisi) – Constantinople. Franked with six 5000 rub stamps and one 3000 rub semi-postal stamp (overprinted on a Georgian stamp), canceled by the postmark of the Tiflis railway station. The letter transited Batumi, postmarked July 25, 1923
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$150
1914 (22 Apr) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Warsaw Railway station to Vienna (Austria-Hungary), franked with 20k
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1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter “Primorsky (near the Sea) Society of Agriculture” from Vladivostok sent internationally to Erfurt (Germany), franked with 20kop. “DVR” overprinted stamp. Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter (10kop+10kop.). Transit postmark of London and arrival postmark of Erfurt on reverse.
1921 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of commercial registered letter “Primorsky (near the Sea) Society of Agriculture” from Vladivostok sent internationally to Erfurt (Germany), franked with 20kop. “DVR” overprinted stamp. Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter (10kop+10kop.). Transit postmark of London and arrival postmark of Erfurt on reverse.
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1923 R.S.F.S.R. Commercial registered cover sent from Konotop to Oeynhausen (Germany). Franked for 2000 rub (10x200 rub overprinted with Imperial stamps, considered as 20rub). Tariff of 08.05.1923 for international registered mail is 20 rub as well. Stamps, cancellations and arrival postmark on the reverse side
1923 R.S.F.S.R. Commercial registered cover sent from Konotop to Oeynhausen (Germany). Franked for 2000 rub (10x200 rub overprinted with Imperial stamps, considered as 20rub). Tariff of 08.05.1923 for international registered mail is 20 rub as well. Stamps, cancellations and arrival postmark on the reverse side
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1923 FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC Cover of a registered letter from Vladivostok sent internationally to Berlin (Germany), rich franked with 10 stamps of 1kop and 15 stamps of 2kop. Far East Republic issue. Corresponds to current rate for registered international letter (20kop+20kop.). Double registered label (in Russian and English). Arrival postmark of Berlin on reverse.
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1917 Austro-Hungarian Red Cross POW Postcard Russia Saratov Censored Vienna Stamp Kriegsgefangene WWI Prisoner Mail Military Postal History
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1923 AZERBAIJAN Cover of commercial registered letter sent abroad from Baku to Berlin (Germany). Franking on the reverse side with Azerbaijani overprinted stamps for 500.000 (4x25,000 rub, 2x100,000 rub and 200,000 rub) in alignment with the current tariff. Cancellation of Baku
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1923 SOVIET GEORGIA Cover of international registered letter sent from Tiflis to Berlin (Germany). Franked with two stamps of 10.000rub. machine overprint on 1.000rub. and block of six 80.000rub. black handmade overprint on 3.000rub. type III, shifted perforation. Corresponds to current rate for international registered letter from 05.07.1923. Delivery postmark of Berlin.
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1906 (5 Jan) cover international, from Kouvola, Grand Duchy of Finland (part of the Russian Empire), to Astoria, USA. The letter is franked with a 10k stamp and canceled with the Kouvola postmark. The letter arrived in Astoria on March 24, 1906. On the back of the envelope is an oval postmark "RECEIVED" and the envelope is sealed with a wax seal "MK."
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1920 R.S.F.S.R. LOCAL KHARKOV Money transfer form with local Kharkov stamps 'RUB' overprinted on 5x20kop Imperial stamps. Cancellations of Ekaterinoslav and Kharkov. The SFA (Soviet Philatelic Association) mark defines identity on the reverse. Scarce
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1924 (22 Oct) Registered notification of receipt of mail. Moscow post office form. From Moscow to Petrikov and then back. Franked with a pair of 7k notes cancelled with a Moscow postmark and a 6k revenue stamp on the back of the form cancelled with a Petrikov postmark. Arrived in Petrikov on 27 October 1924. The postal item was received by the recipient on 28 October 1924. The form was sent from Petrikov on 30 October 1924 and received in Moscow on 2 November 1924.
1924 (22 Oct) Registered notification of receipt of mail. Moscow post office form. From Moscow to Petrikov and then back. Franked with a pair of 7k notes cancelled with a Moscow postmark and a 6k revenue stamp on the back of the form cancelled with a Petrikov postmark. Arrived in Petrikov on 27 October 1924. The postal item was received by the recipient on 28 October 1924. The form was sent from Petrikov on 30 October 1924 and received in Moscow on 2 November 1924.
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1920 (27 Mar) ARMENIA International mail item at the postal stationery, Republic of Armenia. From Yerevan, Armenia to Tiflis, Georgia. Letter franked with a 20k stamp (hand-printed monogram on Russian Empire stamps), and manual revaluation on postal stationery by applying a handstamp with a monogram, cancelled by Tiflis. The item arrived in Tiflis on March 29, 1920
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