Lot 60180 – Russo-Turkish War & Russian Post Offices

Ruse-Rustchuk: 1878 Cover with full letter inside sent from a soldier in Rustchuk to Helsinki, Finland, dated 23 May 1878 internally, showing fine strike of Cyrillic « ПОЛЕВОЕ ПОЧТ.ОТДБЛЕНIЕ 4.(1) 4. / 24 МАЯ 1878 » (FIELD POST SECTION 4.(1) 4./ 24. MAY 1878) handstamp in green (Tchilinghirian fig.61/4), reverse with transit and arrival cds, signed Nakri