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1921 (29 Mar) WRANGEL Postcard, Russian Army Mail. From Camp Belgrade. Franked with a 5,000 ruble stamp (overprinted on a Russian Empire stamp) and canceled with a Camp Belgrade postmark. The postcard depicts Belgrade's "Old Yard."

Russia & Soviet Union / Civil War
Catalog: Scott 244 А14
Condition: Used.
Postal card Handstamp Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
Auction 50
April 14 - 25, 2026
United States 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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Russian Postal History
Lots 5964 - 6159
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Soviet Union & Russia: Chronology, Varieties, Miniature Sheets
Lots 6160 - 6641
Poland
Lots 6642 - 6851
Ukraine: All Periods
Lots 6852 - 7244
Ukraine: DP Camps, Underground Post, Unofficial Issues
Lots 7245 - 7688
The World
Lots 1 - 436
Closed on Apr 14
Italy & Italian Territories
Lots 437 - 898
Closed on Apr 14
Mongolia Rare Stamps & Postal History
Lots 899 - 1103
Closed on Apr 15
China - Manchurian Local Overprints
Lots 1104 - 1515
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Germany 1871-1945: Varieties, Semi-Official Airmails, Postal History
Lots 1516 - 1840
Closed on Apr 16
German Colonies & Offices Abroad
Lots 1841 - 2171
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German States
Lots 2172 - 2329
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Germany: Danzig, Memel, Saar & Joinings
Lots 2330 - 2733
Closed on Apr 17
Germany: WWI & WWII Occupations, Post War Issues
Lots 2734 - 3054
Closed on Apr 17
Third Reich Propaganda Stamps & Other
Lots 3055 - 3370
Closed on Apr 18
Third Reich & Italy Propaganda: Illustrated Postcards
Lots 3371 - 4095
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Odessa: Charity Covers & Cinderellas
Lots 4096 - 4276
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Russia & Area Cinderellas and Revenues
Lots 4277 - 4905
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Russian Offices Abroad
Lots 4906 - 5056
Closed on Apr 22
Russian Empire, Wenden, Zemstvo
Lots 5057 - 5596
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Russian Civil War: Armies, Republics, Czechoslovak Legion
Lots 5597 - 5963
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