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1889 (Mar) small wrapper from England, franked with 1/2d Victoria (minor defects), tied by London "F.B." (foreign branch) obliterator, arriving Moscow (12 Mar), with three different pmks on back, transferred to Zemstvo Authority in Bogorodsk, where 1k imperf. postage due was added, tied by Bogorodskaya Uyezd Zemsk. Uprava cds, English language translated by postal authority in Moscow (red and black manuscript in Cyrillic), fine and scarce England/Zemstvo combination, ex-Liphschutz
Estimate: $1000