Lot 20225 – 1905 Formula-card to Warsaw and picture postcard o
Lot 20225 – 1905 Formula-card to Warsaw and picture postcard o
Lot 20225 – 1905 Formula-card to Warsaw and picture postcard o
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
500 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Formula-card to Warsaw and picture postcard of cruiser “Rossiya” to Helsinki posted from VLADIVOSTOK 2 3 05 and 12 4 05 respectively, both with violet circular cachet reading below Imperial Eagle: CRUISER FIRST CLASS/ “ROSSIYA”
The cruiser “Rossiya” operated from Vladivostok as a marauder, attacking Japanese transports and merchantmen in the Sea of Japan. Badly damaged in the Battle of the Ulsan (14 August 1904), returned to Vladivostok for repairs and remained bottled up there by Japanese mines for the rest of the war. Auction
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