Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — 1869 thru Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3218
15c Gray (514). Tied by "New York H.T." oval registry cancel on legal sized 1917 censored registered cover to Samara, Russia, New York Dec. 6 registered backstamps, "Service is Suspended" label affixed on front with an additional New York registered cancel of Apr. 11, 1919 on reverse, cover with edge nicks and overall light toning, Fine, the most plausible explanation for the year and a half delay prior to the return of this cover is the effect of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Civil War
E. 500-750
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