U.S. and Worldwide; Zemstvo
November 6-7, 2013 and November 13, 2013

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2097
RUSSIA - ZEMSTVO BOGORODSK
1889 (21 Feb) cover from Jaffa to a village of Kovrigino, franked on back with Russian Levant 7k blue, tied by blue oval "Ropit Agent. Jaffa" datestamp, sent via Constantinople(two Ropit agency transits), Odessa (4 Mar), arriving in Bogorodsk (7 Mar), transferred to Zemstvo Authority, with 5k imperf. postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava (10 Mar) cds, cover somewhat restored, cleaned and professionally repaired in spots, fine and extremely rare Holy Land/Zemstvo combination (Faberge states only two known, but clearly more exist. A similar cover sold in the 1999 Faberge sale for CHF 10,000)
Envelope
Catalog #48
Price Realized
$5,500.00

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