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7040

1933, from Moscow to Wien, registered cover franked with multi-colored mixed franking of commemorative and definitive stamps including 15k and 10k 1917–1932 Revolution Anniversary issues, 15k Maxim Gorky 1868–1936, 20k Zeppelin issue, 8k green standard issue, red boxed registry label MOSCOU Bureau de Poste No 472 at lower left, five strikes of circular MOSKVA 11 3 33 cancel, address written in Latin script, sent during Stalin’s early consolidation of power in the Soviet Union during the First Five-Year Plan, this cover reflects outward international correspondence during a time of strict ideological control and increasing isolation, the stamps commemorate key propaganda themes such as Soviet industrialization, revolutionary history and cultural figures, sent at a time when foreign contact was limited and state surveillance of communications was high, rare full franking with propagandistic iconography, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7041

1937, from ERIVAN (Yerevan), capital of the ARMENIAN SSR, to LENINGRAD, the former imperial capital of Russia, 20 kopecks Soviet stamped stationary uprated with green 5 kopecks definitive STALIN issue of 1937, tied by clear ERIVAN CDS cancel dated 9 6 37, during the height of the Stalinist purges, Russian registration label NO 141 at top, arrival cancel 13 6 37 13 on reverse, indicating prompt delivery over approx. 2,300 km within 4 days, back also with second transit or sorting cancel, possibly MOSCOW or intermediate RSFSR hub, commercial registered internal Soviet cover, origin from the ARMENIAN SSR during a time of intensified political repression and collectivization campaigns, historical interest enhanced by association with Stalin's image and period postal routes in the Caucasus region, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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7042

1949, from OUJGOROD to CHICAGO, airmail registered cover franked with 2 rubles and 30 kopeks, tied by OUJGOROD 3 1 49 circular date stamp, boxed registration label OUJGOROD No. 370, PAR AVION etiquette at top, arrival backstamps NEW YORK N.Y AIR MAIL FIELD dated JAN 19 1949 and CHICAGO ILL LINCOLN PARK STA. dated JAN 20 1949, Cold War era correspondence, clean cover with full postal routing and attractive mixed franking, ex Kugel, VF–XF! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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7043

1928, from Zaraysk to Feuerthalen, Switzerland, registered envelope franked with 4 Soviet stamps: 14 Kopecks USSR map issue in blue-orange, 8 Kopecks Red Army infantrymen in brown, 5 Kopecks industrial and agricultural workers in brown and reverse with 1 Kopeck orange, all tied by three clear black circular postmarks ЗАРАЙСК (Zaraysk) 3.III.28, black-on-white bilingual registration label R Zaraysk No. 54, Cyrillic sender information in ink at left edge, addressed to Kaufmann family in Emmerschwand near Feuerthalen, scarce early Soviet foreign registered mail with full franking and postal markings, historical relevance due to regularized Soviet international mail in the NEP aftermath and growing postal links with Western Europe, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400.00€. (Image)

Estimate € 400

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7044

1957, from VILNIUS to JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, franked with 2 rubles red Soviet emblem issue and 60 kopeks violet and brown 1956 Olympic weightlifter commemorative (1 of each), total postage 2.60 rubles, cancel VILNIUS 21 11 57, boxed RECOMMANDE in black at upper left, handstamped registration VILNIUS LIT.SSR No 201, boxed black MEZHDUNARODNOE (international) marking, blue PAR AVION etiquette, addressed in Cyrillic and Latin script, no transit or arrival markings visible, postwar registered airmail to South Africa during the Cold War, very scarce destination for Soviet Lithuania mail, small edge nicks and minor toning, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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7045

1852, Russian occupation of Lithuania, letter to Antoine Ledochowski, cavalry regiment in LOOSDORF from UZJANI/Lithuania, m/s VARSVIE(Warsaw) - WIEN - ST PÖLTEN - LOOSDORF - AUTRICHE (a SITZENTHAL) - in Sitzenthal is the castle that Anton Ledochowski aquired 1843, m/s p 20 - probably taxed 20 Para, reverse with Cyrillic UZJANI, SENT and date as well as SZEZAKOWA and WIEN transit - probably sent per railway, red wax seal, SZCZAKOWA was a key station on the KRAKOW-VIENNA railway, interesting and desirable letter, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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7046

1878, money order over 200 Rub with a fee of 39 Rub from ODESSA to MOUNT ATHOS/Greece via ship, addressed to Archimandrite Feodosiy - an important figure in the Ukrainian/Kiev orthodox church - m/s note - duly certified with 7 postage stamps on paper - reverse with 5 wax seals, dispatch ODESSA, transit and boxed blue PAC, an interesting and very desirable document with history, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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7047

10K

1876, 8 K on 10 K, carmine/green, INVERTED bluish black 8 opt, used blue cancel, very fresh and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 500

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7124

1936, from KIEV to RISHON LE-ZIYYON, Palestine, registered cover, franked with 1 ruble blue Central Telegraph building and 30 kopeck black worker (total 1.30 rubles), tied by KIEV 31 12 36 circular date cancel, boxed registration handstamp KIEV 1 No. 708, circular Registered handstamp, reverse with arrival cancels RISHON LE TSIYYON 13 JA 37 and REGISTERED HAIFA 12 JA 37, scarce Soviet–Palestine destination, clear markings, excellent postal route documentation, historically significant usage from the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, a center of Soviet administrative authority and cultural life during the Stalinist period, dispatched during a time of heightened internal repression under NKVD operations, particularly the Great Purge which intensified in 1936, RISHON LE-ZIYYON, one of the earliest Zionist settlements in Ottoman and later British Mandate Palestine, founded in 1882, an important locus for the Jewish Yishuv and for Labor Zionist institutions, transit through HAIFA, British Mandate Palestine’s principal port and a major postal hub, reflects the efficient routing of Soviet outbound registered mail via Black Sea–Mediterranean channels, scarce example of Soviet correspondence to Palestine during a period of limited Soviet-Zionist interaction and strict emigration controls, particularly relevant against the backdrop of ideological conflict between international socialism and emerging Jewish nationalism, notable for its well-preserved philatelic elements including full franking, clean impressions of all postal markings, and unambiguous transit and arrival documentation, highly desirable for collectors focused on interwar postal history, Soviet foreign mail routes, or Jewish diaspora communications prior to WWII, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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San Marino

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7049

1893, 5C, orange, on newspaper wrapper from SAN MARINO to ASHFIELD/England, cancelled SAN MARINO 1 MAR 1893, scarce, fresh, interesting and desirable, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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7050

1941, registered airmail cover from San Marino to Luzern/Swiss, additional franked with the Zeppelin stamp from 1933, arrival reverse, XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 500

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Saudi Arabia

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7122

1920, unused post card from the MAIN PASS ROAD, ADEN, Real photo, JM Coutinho, Photographer Aden, desirable and fresh, XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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Serbia/Montenegro/Kosovo/Mazedonia

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7051

1866, From Igosch-Arevatschk (exact spelling uncertain, possibly Igoševac-Arevac region) to Belgrade, official folded letter internally dated 1866, franked with 20 para red stamp depicting Prince Mihailo Obrenovic, cancelled with boxed black ?? ??????? marking indicating transport by river, partial circular origin postmark reading IGOSCH-AREVATSCHK[...], suggesting a minor rural post office or administrative subdivision in central Serbia, elegant Cyrillic handwriting addressed to a government official in the capital, scarce early internal Principality mail, outstanding example of regional postal history combined with SAVE fluvial transport marking, XF! Estimate 600€.

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1866, ab Igosch-Arevatschk (genauer Buchstabieren ungewiss, möglicherweise Igoševac-Arevac region) nach Belgrad, Amtsfaltbrief innen datiert 1866, freigemacht mit 20 para roter Stempel darstellend Fürst Mihailo Obrenovic, gestempelt mit Kasten schwarz ?? ??? (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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7052

1912, from Skopje (Uskub) to Zürich Switzerland, Serbian military postal card of the Kingdom of Serbia with red printed coat of arms and official heading ШТАБ Врховне Команде (Staff of the Supreme Command), clearly struck violet cachet VOJNA POŠTA (military post), multiple Serbian and Ottoman-style postmarks including SCOPLYE, USKUB, and IMPRIMÉ cancellations all dated 22 XI 1912, sent barely four weeks after Skopje was captured by Serbian forces on 26 October 1912 during the First Balkan War, card illustrates immediate establishment of Serbian military administration and postal infrastructure in formerly Ottoman territory, early example of outbound international military correspondence during this brief transitional period, historically significant as Serbian occupation of Macedonia was a major strategic and national objective during the Balkan campaigns, well-preserved card with clear strikes and legible address to Switzerland, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 800.00€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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7053

1913, from Bitolj to Skopje, picture postcard written in Cyrillic script, some creasing, Serbian occupation postmark BITOLJ 18.FEB.13, Ottoman postcard with trilingual Universal Postal Union heading TURQUIE, transitional postal usage during the Serbian occupation of Macedonia following the First Balkan War, mailed during the brief period when Ottoman infrastructure was still in place under new Serbian authority, illustrates the shift from Ottoman to Serbian administration in Monastir (Bitola), an important cultural and military center in Vardar Macedonia, scarce postal relic from a politically volatile period in Balkan history, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7054

1913, from Bitolj to Lugano Switzerland, green pre-printed 5 para postcard uprated with additional 5 para green King Peter I definitive stamp, both tied by bilingual BITOLJ 18 3 13 cancel, large red manuscript crayon marking cancelling the uprated 5 p, written in French by Prof. Johannes Günther and posted shortly after the Serbian annexation of the Monastir region during the First Balkan War, rare usage showing newly introduced Serbian postal system in formerly Ottoman territory, scarce early use of Bitolj nomenclature, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 200

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7055

1913, From KNIAJEVATZ (Knjaževac) to Bitolj (Bitola) Serbia - today North Mazedonia, photographic portrait postcard written 22 2 1913, tied by clear double-circle postmark KNIAJEVATZ 26 2 13, message and address handwritten in Serbian Cyrillic cursive, typical private correspondence in newly acquired territory after Balkan Wars, historic context: sent during Serbian consolidation of Vardar Macedonia following liberation from Ottoman Empire, Ex Kugel, VF Schätzpreis 120€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 120

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7056

158

1918, From Cetinje to Boston, 10 para red King Peter I and Prince Regent Alexander issue of 1918, black circular cancel CETINJE 25/6/21, postcard depicting SINJSKI ALKARI traditional Croatian cavalry procession, addressed to an Admiral, Serbian stamp used in Montenegro during early period of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, transitional postal usage, overfranked due to changing international rates, minor corner wear, scarce origin-destination combination, historically significant issue representing the complex geopolitical realignment following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in December 1918, with Montenegro forcibly unified into the new state in 1919 following the controversial Podgorica Assembly, the use of a Serbian stamp in Cetinje underscores the contested integration of Montenegro into the South Slav kingdom, a period marked by civil unrest and the brief Christmas Uprising in early 1919, led by Montenegrin royalists loyal to King Nicholas I, cancellation from CETINJE, the historical royal capital of Montenegro, enhances philatelic value due to its early usage under the new regime, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 300

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7057

1915, from Mitrovica to Beograd, folded letter or envelope with Cyrillic script, full strike of MITROVITZA 28 4 15 circular cancel at left, sender and recipient both in Serbian, addressed to the military command or administration in Beograd, sent during early Austro-Hungarian military occupation of Serbia following the 1914 invasion and ongoing Balkan operations, Mitrovica (then part of the Kingdom of Serbia) became a key Austro-Hungarian logistical and communications hub after occupation, cover likely related to military or administrative matters, written in Cyrillic script at a time of intense suppression of Serbian national structures under Habsburg military rule, scarce and politically charged wartime usage from contested Kosovo region, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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7058

1912, from Tuzi to Podgorica, single franking 10 para carmine King Nicholas definitive, tied by clear CDS TOUZ 31 X 12, mailed barely three weeks after Montenegro opened hostilities against the Ottoman Empire on 8 October 1912 at the start of the First Balkan War, represents the very first phase of Montenegrin civil postal administration in freshly occupied Ottoman territory (Northern Albania border zone), mail from Tuzi in October 1912 is extremely scarce because the post office was set up ad-hoc under military control before formal civil structures were organized, neat buff wove envelope with italic script address, important early-occupation usage illustrating Montenegrin expansion and Great-Power tensions preceding the Siege of Scutari, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 450€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 450

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