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Lot# 1581 - 191-195 Auction

  • Lot# : 1581 Ukraine

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    Courier Field Post 1920: 10 hr. on 30 sch. ultramarine, fine example with minor yellowing from gum showing through, used on 1920 cover addressed to the Army Field Headquarters and correctly franked at 10 hr., tied by Field Post datestamp in violet (August 26) - the earliest date recorded and thus a first day cover - with Stavka arrival datestamp on reverse of the same day. A superb and rare cover. Ex W. Houtzamer (1946) and for sale for the first time in nearly seventy years.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF