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  • Lot# : 1888 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 66
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    Shipmail on the Pechora River towards the White Sea 1911 (Aug 7): Esperanto Picture postcard depicting a Voguli family, written in Ust-Tsilma on the Pechora River and directed to Basingstoke, England, bearing 1909 4 kop. red, tied by clear oval “PECHERSKOJE PAROKH. POCHT. OTD.” Shipmail datestamp, an information strike alongside. An extremely rare usage known between 1906 and 1911, Mandrovskij and coworkers - Russian Shipmail (2011) value it at $ 4’000.rnNote: A postal passenger steamship service was operated on the river Pechora from 1 May to 15 September by the firm of A. M. Chernykh, as the river is only navigable for a short time during the summer.rnProvenance: Collection Dr. Casey, DF sale (Dec. 2016), lot 10074.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF