385th Auction

“TABRIZ RUSS(IAN) CONSULATE 20 8 16 *”, two clear strikes tying a 20 kopek Romanov franking on a registered envelope to Iorev Lifland, Russia, departure cds. repeated on front alongside the scarce registered label from the consulate, censor marks and reverse arrival cds., back flap roughly opened as well as transportation traces, still fine and scarce

1910, Coat of Arms 10 k. tied by cds. “SHANGHAI POSTE RUSSE 20 5 1()” repeated alongside with blue circular "THE EKMAN FOREIGN AGENCIES LTD * SHANGHAI" to small improvised wrapper to Sweden, endorsed “sample of bamboo steel”. Despite some adhesive imperfections, a most unusual usage

1898/1918 (ca.), mint never hinged/unused and used collection, starting with the first overprint issues with multiples, blocs up to the high rouble values, many with sheet borders or corners, fine selection of cancellations with Tienstin, Shanghai, Chifu, Port Arthur, Manchuria, Romanov 5 r. with cds. “KHARBIN” (4), Mukden, Tsitsikar, etc., together with a few covers and cards. Some occasional faults, overall in very good condition, in one album

1885/1929, Transcaucasia, group of circa 35 covers and cards including Russian forerunners, together with a few fronts and some singles, many covers sent to Tabriz, Persia with some Dzhulfa border transit postmarks, also some scarce travelling post offices with “140” KISLOVODSK MINERALNYA, “229” and “230” TIFLIS DZHULFA, unnumbered route BORZHOM MIKHAILOVO route, etc., mixed condition