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1917 (6 Apr) Censored cover, rare route from Urga to Peking via Vladivostok, bearing on the reverse 1909 issue 10k, cancelled with the Urga Type 7b datestamp. Peking Russian P.O. datestamp, Peking Chinese P.O. datestamp. Double censor handstamp

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1917 (6 April, Julian calendar) Red band censored cover from Urga, via Vladivostok, to Peking, bearing on the reverse 1909 issue 10k, cancelled with the Urga Type 7b datestamp. Peking Russian P.O. datestamp (27 April) on the front. Peking Chinese P.O. datestamp on the reverse (10 May, Gregorian calendar). Strikes of the boxed censor handstamp of Vladivostok in purple are on the front and reverse, respectively. The routing via Vladivostok is very rare. Ex Tolman collection. From 13 February 1918, Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar
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Auction 45
June 16 - 27, 2025
United States United States , Black Mountain , NC

Zemstvo, the Empire with Wenden and charity letter sheets, offices abroad, Civil War, Soviet and Tannu Tuva rarities, Ukrainian tridents of 1918 and DP camps. Germany from the Empire to the Reich, WWI and WWII occupations, legions, field post, propaganda and the world complete the sale.

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