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1914 (21 Jul) Russian Empire, Russia, Censored Registered Cover from Exchange Bank in Liepaja to the firm 'J. M. Levin & Co.' in Copenhagen (Denmark), via Petrograd, with red registration label, blue registration handstamp, blue crayon postal marking, red-black seal label 'Liepaja Exchange Bank', purple oval handstamp 'Opened by Military Censorship', Censorship Wax Seal 'Petrograd Military Censorship', franked with Romanovs 3 x 10k

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)
Catalog: Russika 118
Catalog value: $45
Cover Censorship, Censor Wax Seal Postal History
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The M. Kramarenko 'Russika' Collection of Imperial Russia
Auction 54
July 21 - 23, 2026
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

The Legendary M. Kramarenko Collection of Imperial Russian Stamps, Varieties & Postal Stationery that became the foundation of the renowned Russika catalogue.

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