U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
November 12-13, 2008
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| Lot #2408 JAPAN Russo-Japanese War 1899 Russian 3k card uprated by 1k, sent from Kastries (Sakhalin) to Germany, written in pencil, text partially erased, faint strikes "Alexandrovskoye Kastri Aug 6 1899", with Nikolayevsk and Nagasaki transits and German arrival, fine usage from Sakhalin. Originally Chinese territory, Sakhalin was partly held by Japan until 1875, and again after the Russo-Japanese War. South Sakhalin was administered by Japan as Karafuto-cho, with the capital Toyohara
| Price Realized $1,300.00
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