Lot no. 512

THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT   March – October 1917 [ Old Style ] 18 March. Insured parcel card sent from Moscow to Helsingfors, franked with 9 x 20 / 14 kop Romanov issue and a single 10 / 7 kop Imperial Arms stamp. Interesting censor markings, front and back. The 1913 Romanov Tercentenary Issue was not officially invalidated until March 1920 but use after the Abdication of Nicholas II at the beginning of March 1917 rapidly diminishes.