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1914 RUSSIAN LEVANT Cover of registered private letter (Russian bookstore of M. Yaremji) sent from ROPiT Smirne to Vienna (Austrian-Hungarian Empire). Franked by a stamp of 2 piastres (overprinted on 20kop Imperial stamp). One of latest letters before the Post Office closed due to WWI at the end of September 1914

Russia & Soviet Union / Offices in Levant

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Rare Stamps and Postal History Auction #46

Auction 46

September 29 - October 10, 2025

United States , Black Mountain , NC

46th Philatelic Auction includes many unique collections: Specialized Collection of the Civil War in Russia, Postal History of Russia, Zemstvo, Displaced Persons Camps, Germany of all periods, German occupations in WWI and WWII, legions, field post; Propaganda of the Third Reich, USA, Local stamps of many countries of the World, and much more.

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Third Reich Propaganda: Illustrated Postcards

Lots 4 - 460

Closed on Sep 29

Germany: States and Territories

Lots 461 - 1021

Closed on Sep 30

Germany: Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich

Lots 1022 - 1637

Closed on Oct 1

Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Legions, Field Post, General Government

Lots 1638 - 2116

Closed on Oct 2

United States: General Issues, Carriers' Post, Varieties

Lots 2117 - 2352

Closed on Oct 3

The World

Lots 2353 - 2833

Closed on Oct 3

Displaced Persons Camps, Poland, and Ukraine

Lots 2834 - 3241

Closed on Oct 4

Russian Postal History: Offices Abroad, Civil War, Mongolia, Charity Letter-Sheets

Lots 3242 - 3509

Closed on Oct 6

Russian Empire, Offices Abroad, Cinderellas & Revenues

Lots 3510 - 3890

Closed on Oct 6

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post, Part 1

Lots 3891 - 4346

Closed on Oct 7

Zemstvo: Russian Rural Post, Part 2

Lots 4347 - 4819

Closed on Oct 8

RSFSR, Soviet Union, and Tannu Tuva Rare Stamps

Lots 4820 - 4983

Closed on Oct 9

The Soviet Union: Chronology

Lots 4984 - 5411

Closed on Oct 9

Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Caucasus

Lots 5412 - 6115

Closed on Oct 10

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