1915 (8 Aug) Russian Empire, Russia, Prisoner of War, Military Mail Field Post Feldpost Censored Postcard from Yalutorovsk (Russia) to Letovice (Austria-Hungary, Moravia region, now the Czech Republic) via Omsk (Russia), with red round and triangular red Censorship Handstamps

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)

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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World

Auction 50

April 14 - 25, 2026

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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Italy & Italian Territories

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Mongolia Rare Stamps & Postal History

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China - Manchurian Local Overprints

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Germany 1871-1945: Varieties, Semi-Official Airmails, Postal History

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German Colonies & Offices Abroad

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Germany: Danzig, Memel, Saar & Joinings

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Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Post War Issues

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Third Reich Propaganda Stamps & Other

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Third Reich & Italy Propaganda: Illustrated Postcards

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Odessa: Charity Covers & Cinderellas

Lots 4096 - 4276

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Russia & Area Cinderellas and Revenues

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Russian Offices Abroad

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Russian Empire, Wenden, Zemstvo

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Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Czechoslovak Legion

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Russian Postal History

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Soviet Union & Russia: Chronology, Varieties, Miniature Sheets

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