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Image and Description of Lot #830 of Auction #97

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IMPERIAL RUSSIA

Stamped Envelope No.1 Used as Money Letter

 

Lot # 830   |    cover

1848, stationery envelope 10k(+1k) black sent from Yasnovskaya Postal Station (Vladimir Gub.) to Moscow, addressed to Tea Shop and enclosed 34.50 rub, Postal Station wax seal, two-line black "Received. 1852. Jan.15" arrival marking on address side, some wear at right, still F/VF and a great rarity, the only known No.1 stamped envelope used as a money letter, ex-M. Liphschutz, Est. $5,000-$6,000 .

 

 

 

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