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1956 (August 22) Registered air express mail on postal stationery. From Yerevan to New York. Franked with a 1 rub and 2 rub stamp, canceled with a Yerevan postmark, on postal stationery USSR 40k. Arrived in New York on September 24, 1956.

Russia & Soviet Union / Soviet Union (1941-1960)
Catalog: Zagorsky 1219,1727
Condition: Used.
Cover Airmail Postal Stationery 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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