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KUZNETSK: 1880, 5 k. violet in marginal block of 12, unused without gum, little separated in places, otherwise fine, scarce

TICHWIN: 1888, 5k. black/blue/red on rose paper tied by cancel "ПЕЧАТЪ ТИХВИНСКОЙ У!З. ЗЕМСКОЙ УПРАВЫ" to reverse of cover franked with Imperial Coat of arms 7k. blue and Wenden District stamp Coat of arms 2k. black/gred/green, both tied by cds. "ПОЧТОВЫЙ ВАГОНЪ № 106 3 АВГ 1888", adressed to Honourable Baron Nikolai Ivanovich Mengden in the estate Zapol'e, Novgorod province, via Tikhvin. Despite two folds, and some graze on the left upper corner of the Wenden stamp a very fine cover, being the only known triple franking cover with Imperial, Wenden and Zemstvo stamps, very detailed certificate Greis AIEP (Schmidt bzw. Strebulaev Nr. 26) The family “Baron von Mengden-Altenwoga” belonged to the oldest nobility in the Baltic provinces and had their major estate in Altenwoga in the Wenden district (Livonia).