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Public Auction #438

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Bids updated November 17, 2018 at 5:29pm (New York time)

COVERS — Russia
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
1722CVRussia folded letter cover having original letter written in German sent from Riga on 29 Mai 1859. It was mailed with a Scott #2 to Pernau (today Parnu) in Estonia.Cat. Value: S.B. 95.00
Price Realized: $55.00
1723CVRussia airmail cover having one C18 cancelled in Moscow in 1933 with a weak cancel. It was mailed to Zurich.Cat. Value: S.B. 40.00
Price Realized: $26.00
1724CVPair of Zeppelin flown Polar Flight covers from Russia. The pair (card and cover) uses C26-C29 to complete the franking. Both left Leningrad on (25.VII.31) arriving at the Icebreaker Malyguin on (28.VII.31), All the right markings and in better than most condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 150.00
Price Realized: $85.00
1725CVGraf Zeppelin flown 1931 Polar flight cover franked with #C27 and C29 to the Icebreaker Malygin (18.VIII.31) from Friedrichshafen (31.7.31). Clean example of this flight.Cat. Value: S.B. 100.00
Price Realized: $46.00
1726CVZeppelin flown Polar Flight cover from Russia. This cover uses C27 and C29 to complete the franking. Left for Friedrichshafen from the Icebreaker Malyguin on (18.VII.31), Arrived there (31.7.31) with clear delivery cancelation on the front. All the right markings and in slightly soiled condition.Cat. Value: S.B. 70.00
Price Realized: $44.00
1727CVThree Russia WW II stampless covers. Consists of a small and large triangle covers cancelled in 1945 and a Lenin cover which has been folded horizontally through the Lenin portrait and several corner problems. Fascinating postal history items.Cat. Value: S.B. 450.00
Price Realized: $400.00