1939 (5 Oct) USSR Moscow - Berlin - Dusseldorf, simple cover (Opened by customs, 1937-1940 Moscow - Berlin mail sent only on the train)

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1939 (5 Oct) USSR Moscow - Berlin - Dusseldorf, simple censored cover (1937-1940 Moscow - Berlin mail sent only on the train) From ex Dr. Peter Moeller collection that received the Large Gold Medal at the Hannover 2011 Exhibition. After a three-year break, the Berlin-Moscow flight connection is reopened. by Lufthansa and Aeroflot on 25.1.1940 as a result of the Hitler-Stalin Pact. 1937 - 1939 Berlin - Moscow v.v. Mail transport only by rail Moscow - Berlin - (Düsseldorf) postmark: Moscow 5.10.1939 Berlin 12.10.1939 Closing strip: Customs opened ----------------------------------------- Nach dreijähriger Pause Wiedereröffnung der Flugverbindung Berlin-Moskau durch Lufthansa und Aeroflot am 25.1.1940 als Folge des Hitler-Stalin-Paktes 1937 - 1939 Berlin - Moskau v.v. Postbeförderung nur per Bahn Moskau - Berlin - (Düsseldorf) Poststempel: Moskau 5.10.1939 Berlin 12.10.1939 Verschlussstreifen: Zollamtlich geöffnet

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Auction 32

October 3 - 14, 2023

United States , Huntersville , NC

The Empire and Zemstvo, Odessa Red Cross and mute covers, Soviet rarities and Tannu Tuva, Deruluft airmail and tridents, alongside German states, the Reich, propaganda and occupations. 19th-century rarities of the British Commonwealth, Europe and overseas, with US, locals and cinderella collections, complete it.

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Russian Empire: Odessa Red Cross, Mute Covers & Stamps, Postcards

Lots 1 - 221

Closed on Oct 3

Russian Empire & Zemstvo

Lots 222 - 721

Closed on Oct 3

RSFSR, Soviet Union, and Tannu Tuva Philatelic Rarities

Lots 722 - 1451

Closed on Oct 4

Russian Civil War, Deruflut Airmail 1922-1936, Ukraine, Literature

Lots 1452 - 1837

Closed on Oct 5

Ukrainian Tridents & Postal History

Lots 1838 - 2487

Closed on Oct 6

Germany: German States

Lots 2489 - 2941

Closed on Oct 10

Germany: WWI & WWII Propaganda

Lots 2942 - 3233

Closed on Oct 11

Germany: Empire, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Collections

Lots 3234 - 3707

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Germany: WWII Occupations, including Baltic States Specialized

Lots 3708 - 4262

Closed on Oct 12

19th Century Rare Stamps: British Commonwealth, Europe, Overseas

Lots 4263 - 4903

Closed on Oct 13

United States, The World, Locals & Cinderella Collections

Lots 4904 - 5632

Closed on Oct 14

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