Lot 40467 – 1903 (Dec 17) Swiss 5c newspaper wrapper to Baku with a very rare and clear strike of an Odessa censor marking
Lot 40467 – 1903 (Dec 17) Swiss 5c newspaper wrapper to Baku with a very rare and clear strike of an Odessa censor marking
Russia » Postal Stationery
Price realised
160 EUR
Estimate
200 – 300 EUR
Auction date
mer. 2 déc. 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1903 (Dec 17) Swiss 5c newspaper wrapper to Baku (modern day Azerbaijan) with Geneva despatch and a very rare and clear strike of an Odessa censor marking (applied to foreign newspapers and magazines), fine and very rare, only two other examples of this cachet recorded by Skipton & Michalove in “Postal Censorship in Imperial Russia” Auction
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