U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 11-12, 2006

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Lot #2312
Russian Ship Mail
1902 3k postal card, additionally franked with 1k, cancelled "Post St.Olga Maritime Region, Post Dept. 27.VII.1902", carried on a Japanese ship "Gaisen-Maru" with 20 August, 1902 pmk and Harima, Akaho, 23 Aug. arrival. One of only twoknown examples from Gaisen-Maru (the other dated 9 November), this one is illustrated the "Handbook of Foreign Mail Pmks" by Nishino Shigeo and featured in "Kansai Philately", June, 1980). A gem of Russian and Japanese maritime mail
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Lot #2313
Russian Ship Mail
1903 ppc franked with 4k, ship cancel "Kotsu-Maru 27 October 1903", marked "via Tsuruga", with transit and arrival marks of Tokyo 20 Oct 03, Ushigome 31 Oct 03, Nagasaki Moto-Hakata 2 Nov 03, with "Kyushu Tea Export Co.Ltd Branch" sender's rubber handstamp. One of only two known examples from Kotsu-Maru (the other dated 20 July), this one is illustrated the "Handbook of Foreign Mail Pmks" by Nishino Shigeo and featured in "Kansai Philately", June, 1980
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