362 / März 2016

1921, 1r. orange as block of six with additional franking, tied by cds. "MOSCOW 10.1.24" to front and reverse of registered local letter, very scarce franking, opened out for display, fine

1922, 100.000 on 250r. on ordinary paper, the basic stamp in typography, mint never hinged, slight gum bend, fine, certificate Leupold VÖB

SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS: 1922, Hunger aid in the southeast 2000-6000r. red and green with additional franking, tied by cds. "НОВОЧЕРКАССКЪ -8.7.22" to front and reverse of correctly franked registered cover to Braunschweig, reverse with transit- censor and arrival mark, the stamps where invalid but accepted by the postal authorities, as had been done with the other covers known from this town. The sender of this cover has later been sentenced to death because of stamp dealing with other countries, two punchholes at left affecting one stamp of additional franking, otherwise fine, a very rare and interesting cover, detailed certificate Mikulski

Application for the investigation of a money order from 11.16.1916 from Riga to Helsinki, franked by vertical pair of Romanov 10 over 7 k. brown, with confirmation of the receipt of money, very rare

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 27 JUL 1880" cancellation on return receipt for a registered letter to Tapolowsk, usual folds, otherwise good condition

RETURN RECEIPT: 1881, 7 k. gray/carmine with "WENDEN 12 FEB 1881" cancellation in acknowledgment of receipt for a registered letter to Kiev, which was delivered there 18.2, many flaws, rare

"And. Larsson" blue straightline cancel on Russia 1889 10 k. blue on cover to Hamburg, with addtional Germania 10 pfg. with cds. "STETTIN 5.12.05", reverse with arrival mark, fine

"PARATSKII ZAVOD KAZ -9 8 13" clear cds. on frankied cover to St. Petersburg, scarce cancellation, fine

SOUTH-RUSSIA: 1916, picture postcard endorsed "on active service", from Vladikavkas to London with arrival mark "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP...". The card has been written in "Vladikavkas Caucasus July 1/16" by a member of the "Russian Armoured Car Division squad 2", very scarce and interesting. Included a copy of an article by P.T. Ashford