Russia 1883 (5 Nov) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district.

Russia 1883 (5 Nov) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district. 

Russia 1883 (5 Nov) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district.

Russia 1883 (5 Nov) combination cover from some village in Buzuluk district (Samara province) to Breslau, Germany (today Wroclaw, Poland), franked with local 3k black, cancelled by oval “Buzulukskoy Zemskoy Pochty” datestamp, conveyed via the state post where vertical pair of Imperial 7k carmine and gray (horizontally laid paper) were added, tied by cds (8 Nov), additional strike and Breslau (25 Nov) arrival pmk (12 days difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars is noted), minor tears and cover adhesions on front, otherwise fine. Stated to be the only recorded Buzuluk cover to Germany Dealer

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Estimate price: 4500.00 US$

(via Philasearch.com: Cherrystone: Nikitin Collection of Zemstvo - item 13-A201211-2029)