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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 9, 1917 departure, Gordeyovka and Petrograd arrival markings, addressee unknown and manuscript markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on 4 April, 1918, some overall toning, remarkably well preserved considering the cover's travels, possibly the earliest document use (more than two months earlier than Scott listed 15 November, 1917)
Estimate: $500