U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 15-16, 2020

Welcome to our December 15-16, 2020 Auction which will be held live via CherrystoneLIVE. The sale has over 1,000 lots and features United States and European countries, including Austria, France and Colonies, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, and others. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented, covering all Reigns with many high values and sets from Aden to Zululand. Also featured is a section of 100 lots containing the Joe Taylor Postal History collection of Allied Intervention in Russia. The auction concludes with a strong selection of 120+ large lots and collections ranging from single country albums to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide properties and large cover lots.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #5224
RUSSIA Russia Used in Asia
1905 (11 Nov) mourning envelope franked with 10k dark blue, tied by "Novy Margelan" cds, sent to France, with Lyon arrival pmk on back, fine usage from Uzbekistan (today Fergana, founded in 1876 as a garrison town, initially named New Margelan (Novy Margelan), then renamed Skobelev in 1907 after the first Russian military governor of Fergana Valley. In 1924, after the Bolshevik reconquest of the region from Basmachi rebels, the name was changed to Fergana)
Envelope
Price Realized
$140.00

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