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1913 (22 Jul) 7k Russian Empire, Romanovs, Postal Stationery Cover from Arensburg to Riga

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)
Catalog: Russika 57 Type A
Catalog value: $35
Cover Postal Stationery Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
Auction 58
October 12 - 26, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

A major auction showcasing exceptional rarities and distinguished collections. 9,570 lots of valuable stamps and postal history from around the world — a record-breaking auction and the largest sale in our history.

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1873 (14 Jan) Russian Empire, Russia, Commercial Cover from Odessa to Moscow, franked with 10k (1866 issue), with blue oval sender's cachet 'D. Raffalovich, Odessa'
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1916 WWI Cover to Moscow (Russian Empire), military free frank, with violet circular military cachet 'ЛАТЫШСКIЙ СТРѢЛКОВЫЙ ЗАПАСНЫЙ БАТАЛIОНЪ * 1-ая рота' - 'LATVIAN RIFLE RESERVE BATTALION * 1ST COMPANY'. Arrival Moscow postmark December 17, 1916
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