U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
March 13-14, 2013
Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1612 SIBERIA 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 $625.00
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