Russian Stamps (Internet Only)
May 16, 2012
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2585 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1910 ppc from Harbin with motherly routine "sending you tuition money" message to her student son in Moscow. By the time the card arrived in Moscow, the poor student was arrested, apparently for political reasons. The card was re-directed to jail and censored (blue "Censored - Prosecutor, Moscow District" handstamp). Highly unusual Chinese Eastern Railway & political censorship combination illustrating the vastness & resulting communication difficulties in the old Russia  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2586 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1911 two ppcs (with native scenes) to France, both with oval "Manchuria Vokzal" (railroad station) pmks, v.f. | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #2587 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1911 (12.6) picture postcard to Vladivostok, with 3k franking tied by oval "Harbin-263-Vladivostok", with arrival cds alongside, fine | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #2588 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1913 (22.5) picture postcard (Manchuria Station) franked with 3k Romanov, tied by oval "Manchuria Vokz", sent to Ashkhabad (Russian Central Asia, present day Turkmenistan), with 23.6 arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2589 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1914 (21.4) picture postcard to Harbin, with 3k franking tied by a fine strike of the rare oval "Kwangchentze-277-Harbin", with Harbin cds alongside | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #2590 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1914 (8.7) cover franked with 7k Romanov, tied by oval "Manchuria-260-Chita", with pre-printed address indicating Main Offices at the Manchuria Station Chinese Eastern Railway, addressed to the Siberia Company at China, with arrival pmk, fine | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #2591 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1916 (12.9) picture postcard (Station Hailar) to Vladivostok, with 3k franking tied by oval Manchuria pmk, Vladivostok arrival and boxed censor handstamp | Price Realized $140.00 |
 | Lot #2592 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1917 $5 on 5r dark blue green & pale blue, basic stamp with groundwork inverted, additional variety surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., incredibly rare double error, signed Dr.P.Jemchouchin and Prof. Winterstein, with Buchsbayew cert. * | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2593 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1917 (15 Apr) unfranked ppc from Shanghai (Tchil. Type 8 canc.), written by a Polish soldier in the Russian Army to a fellow compatriot officer, red censor handstamp, fine and rare WWI military usage from China | Price Realized $220.00 |
 | Lot #2594 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1918 (30 Aug) registered cover from Shanghai to Pernau, bilingual registration label, 80k franking made up of Romanov stamps (2k,70k and pair of 4k), v.f., with arrival pmk | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2595 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1920 5c on 5k imperf., double surcharge, h.r., v.f., signed Grobe * Catalog #80b | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2596 RUSSIAN OFFICES ABROAD Offices in China 1920 5c on 5k claret, double surcharge, top margin single, h.r., v.f. * Catalog #80b Catalog Value $240 | Price Realized $150.00 |
