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1917, mixed franking incoming cover from Walthamstow (East London) to Kiev, franked by 2p blue, censored in England, received, but undelivered as addressed on August 26, three months after uprated with a pair of black surcharge 10k on 7k light blue, paid for forwarding to Novocherkassk, red two-line Kiev marking ''Taken from Mailbox. 5 December'' on reverse, address bureau note was applied upon arrival, all appropriate markings and arrival ds (12.12.), F/VF and scarce well-traveled item across revolutionary Russia
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1915, Romanov Dynasty, money stamp of 20k olive green, block of four with spectacular shift of horizontal perforation, no gum as issued, NH, VF, SC #C3 var
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1915-18, 5r and 10r, two blocks of four (5r with perforation 12½) and a single, each item with offset of frame or center on gum side, one stamp of 10r with slight crease, full OG, NH or LH (one stamp), VF, SC #134-35, 134A var
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1919, 1r brown orange and pale brown, horizontal varnish lines, double impression of the center, top sheet margin horizontal pair, minor marginal gum wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF, SC #R07 var
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1915, Romanov Dynasty, money stamp of 20k olive green, imperforated single with additional inverted offset on the face, no gum as produced, VLH, VF, SC #C3 Pa var
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1917, 10r scarlet, yellow and gray, inverted yellow background variety, full OG, NH, VF, SC #135 var
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1902, 7r black and yellow, printed on vertically laid paper, strong shift of black color to the top right, causing Eagle shifted to the bottom left, slight diagonal paper bend, full OG, LH, fine and a spectacular error, SC #74 Pc
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1915, Romanov Dynasty, money stamp of 20k olive green, imperforated block of four with double impression, no gum as produced, NH, VF, N. Mandrovski certificate, SC #C3 Pa var
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1917, 15k brown lilac and blue, double impression, one is albino on reverse, but with offset on face, top sheet margin horizontal pair, lightly folded between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and absolutely gorgeous piece, SC #102
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1905, 5r dark blue, green and pale blue, printed on vertically laid paper, bottom sheet margin single, imperforated at the bottom, full OG, VLH, VF and scarce, SC #92 var
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