Lot 20756 – 1897 12Ch Carmine strip of three tied by Meched cd

1897 12Ch Carmine strip of three tied by Meched cds to registered cover (bold purple hs of Meched and black circled “R”) to London via Russia, shows cyrillic disinfection hs below franking, reverse with Gaoudan transit, Russian TPO cds and London reg’d oval (13 FE 00) and two strikes of large bi-lingual “LONDON” hs (Farsi/Latin), an amazing cover sensibly opened for display, few rough perfs at R edge else very fine