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1917 15c gray, single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. registry and on reverse, September 27, 1917 departure, with censor tape on back, Radomysl arrival and other markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on October 20, 1918, aging and faults around the edges, early use (almost two months earlier than Scott listed 15 November, 1917)
Estimate: $500