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| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 3983 |
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 CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY; Yaomyng Station, 1921 Cover, back side franked with Russia Offices in
China 20c on 20k, 35c on 35k and tied by light but clearly legible strike of Cyrillic "Yaomyng 23 1 21" cancels with another nice strike on front side, Very Fine, the latest recorded postmark from this station (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:34 PM |
| 3984 |
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 MONGOLIA; Urga, 1904 Registered "Red Band" Cover to Kalgan, Russia 1k, 20k (2) tied by lightly
struck Cyrillic "Urga / Post Office 25 V 1904" cancels with accompanying registry label, Very Fine
(Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:35 PM |
| 3985 |
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 MONGOLIA; Urga, 1909 "Red Band" Cover to Kalgan, Russia 7k tied by Cyrillic "Urga in Mongolia
Post Office Abroad 7 12 09" cds with another strike alongside, arrival backstamp, cover central vertical fold and light soiling, Fine (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:36 PM |
| 3986 |
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 MONGOLIA; Urga, 1915 "Red Band" Cover to Peking, Russia 10k tied by Cyrillic "Urga in Mongolia
15 12 15" cds with another strike at right, bilingual Peking arrival cancels, backstamped with Russian Peking cancel, open three sides for dispaly, Fine (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:36 PM |
| 3987 |
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 MONGOLIA; Sharasume, 1916 "Red Band" Registered Cover to Peking, Russia 20k tied by Cyrillic
"Sharasume Mongolia 11 3 16" cds with another strike above and as backstamp, accompanying Cyrillic registry label, bilingual Peking transit cancels, Russian Peking backstamp, cover some light spotting, Fine, elusive registry label with just a few
known (Image1) |
SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:37 PM |
| 3988 |
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 '"MONGOLIA; Tsain-Shabi, 1918 Censored Cover to Kalgan, Russia 3k imperf, 7k, 1k (2), tied by
blue Cyrillic ""Tsain-Shabi 19 1 18"" cds with add''l clear strike below, backstamped Kalgan 7 3 18 plus Irkutsk censor handstamp, Very Fine and colorful showpiece, Tsain-Shabi is a monastery in central Mongolia near site of ancient capital of
Karakorum whose postmarks are seen in the 1916-18 period"' (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:38 PM |
| 3989 |
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 PERSIA; Tabriz, 1915 Registered Cover to Paris, Russia 20k Alexander I tied by Cyrillic "Tabriz
Russian Consulate 9 5 15" cds with another strike below, corresponding Consulate Cyrillic registry label, sent to dealer Theodore Champion and backstamped Paris 16 6 15, cover bit worn on the edge and a small sealed break upper left, Fine, postmarks
from Tabriz are known from April 1914 - Sept 1917. (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:39 PM |
| 3990 |
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 PERSIA; Tabriz, 1916 Registered Cover to Petrograd, Russia 1913 3k, 7k Tercentenary pairs tied
by Cyrillic "Tabriz / Russian Consul 23 6 16" cancels with corresponding registry label (Cyrillic), backstamped Petrograd 2 7 16, cover open top and left and with some light aging, Fine (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:39 PM |
| 3991 |
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 PERSIA; Maku, 1916 Postcard to Harbin, Russia 3k Alexander III tied on ppc by Cyrillic "Maku /
Russian Consulate 4 12 16" cancel with Harbin arrival postmark alongside, card with couple small internal tears, Fine, this office open Dec 4 1916 - March 22 1917;Tchilinghirian lists this cancel as available only on loose stamps making this card the
discovery copy and earliest known use for the on-cover Maku cancel (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:40 PM |
| 3992 |
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 PERSIA; Gumbet-Kabuz, 1914 Postcard with Russia 3k tied by nice strike of Cyrillic "Gumbet-Kabuz
Persian Possessions 1 4 14" cancel with another strike alongside, Very Fine; office probably opened to provide postal service to pilgrims visiting the tomb of King Kabuz, dates of use April 1 1914 (this cover) to Nov 21 1915; Tchilinghirian mentions
this postmark known only on loose stamps making this card the discovery copy for the postmark on cover
(Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:40 PM |
| 3993 |
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 PERSIA; Military Post at Khoi, 1916 Unfranked Postcard with 1 1 16 postmark of Russian Military
Post Office 201 (stationed at Khoi 1915-16), postmark of??????? ????? and an indistinct blue negative seal alongside, Fine and rare, Tchilinghirian noted that no postmark yet discovered could be conclusively linked to Khoi (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:41 PM |
| 3994 |
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 PERSIA; Military Post at Khoi, 1916 Censored Postal Card to USA, Russia 3k postal card uprated
with Russia 3k cancelled by light strike of the Russian Military Post FPO 201 17 8 16 cancel, rectangular censor mark applied in Petrograd, red circular "Russian Red Cross / Hospital of the North American Branch" handstamp, Very Fine, an exceptional
card dateline "Khoy, Persia Aug 15/16" sent by an American nurse to colleague in New York and mentioning "..we are closing the hospital in a week or so to go back to Tiflis(the headquarters)" (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:41 PM |
| 3995 |
|
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 '"PERSIA; Caucasian Corps FPO 115, 1916 Unfranked Cover to USA sent by Russian soldier in
Persia, bold unit handstamp, backstamped Petrograd 6 3 16 transit, US 10c postage due affixed and cancelled in New York where add''l Apr 15 1916 ""10 CENTS DUE"" opera glass postmark applied, cover with edge break at left, Fine use, the ""Soldier''s
Free"" franchise did not apply to mails to the US which was neutral at the time hence the double deficiency rate of 10c due, the Corps operated in Persia and occupied area of Turkey, accompanied by ppc of Russian Army in Persia"' (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:42 PM |
| 3996 |
|
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 SINKIANG; Kuldja, 1918 Registered Cover to Tientsin, oversized commercial cover with back side
franked with Russia 20k pair (one stamp torn from opening) , 70k strip of three, block of four, block of six (two stamps torn from opening, one creased) all tied/ cancelled by "Kuldja Chinese Possessions 21 10.18" cancels, Imperial Japanese Offices
at Changjun and Tientsin transit cancels, address side with same Kuldja cancel and accompanying Cyrillic registry label along with multilingual instructions/ address, worn and some small faults but nice high value use (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:42 PM |
| 3997 |
 |
|
 SINKIANG; Chuguchak, 1918 Cancels on Russia 1r pair on piece, 21 12.18 cancels centrally struck
on each stamp, Very Fine, the latest known use (Image1) |
75-100
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:42 PM |
| 3998 |
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 SINKIANG; Kashgar, 1913 Cover to London, Russia 10k tied by Cyrillic "Kashgar Kitaiskiya
Vladyeniya 11 6 13" cancel (Kashgar Chinese Possessions) with another full strike at lower left, London transit cds and 3-line arrival backstamp, opened top and most of left side, portion backflap missing, Fine, scarcer cancel not abbreviating any
part of the wording (Image1) |
150-200
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:43 PM |
| 3999 |
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 SINKIANG; Kashgar, 1916 Censored Cover to London, Russia 10k tied by Cyrillic "Kashgar Chinese
Possessions" 17 10 16 cds (different type with "Chinese Possessions" abbreviated), red British Consul Kashgar seal lower left, backstamped Tashkent 28 10 16 plus Tashkent and Petrograd censor handstamps, some light stains, open three sides for
display, Fine (Image1) |
250-300
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:44 PM |
| 4000 |
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 SINKIANG; Kashgar, 1916 Cancels on Piece with Russia 20k pair, 70k block, 3.50r single all tied
by Kasgar Chinese Possessions (abbreviated) 17 5.16 cancels, Very Fine, the latest known use of this cancel
(Image1) |
75-100
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:44 PM |
Russian Offices in China
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 4001 |
|
|
 "Peking / Post Telegraph Office" on a receipt for a 26-word telegram to Mukden, Very Fine; the
discovery example, with one other having been found on a cover (Image1) |
200-250
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:45 PM |
| 4002 |
|
|
 "Kalganskaya Zagranichnaya Poctovaya Kontora" (Kalgan Post Office Abroad) 14 Sep 1908 cancel
ties Russia 3k on postcard, accompanied by a similar postmark (4 Aug 1913) used as a receiving cancel on an incoming postcard addressed to Kalgan from the US; Fine and scarce being rated "rare" in T&S handbook; Kalgan is just inside the Great Wall at
the border with the Chahar Province of Inner Mongolia, a Russian office operated there 1865-1920 and was treated as the other offices in Mongolia in that normal Russian stamps, instead of the "Kitai" overprints, were used (Image1) |
300-400
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-06, 06:45 PM |
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