1911, color postcard (view of Volga River) from Urbach, German community based on Ryazan-Uralsk railway, addressed to Riga, posted into the mail on TPO No. 152 Uralsk - Urbach, written in German, postmarked on arrival, minor corner imperfections, still F/VF and scarce, Est. $150-$200 (Image)

1916, stationery postcard 3k red uprated by 1k orange, written in German, sent from the village of Fyodorovka (cantonal center of Volga Germans), addressed to Zurich, bearing three-line Pokrovsk censorship marking with censor initials ''E. F. Sh.'' and obliterated part of the text on reverse, mostly VF and rarely seen censorship device, Est. $300-$400 (Image)