cover 1918-23 inflationary period XU5 (46) or cards (3), all fully written up and displaying a huge variety of frankings and destinations including 5r. control stamps (strip of five) on XU5 registered to Riga, XU5 to New York showing h.s. (violet) "BECAUSE OF LACK OF STAMPS, 1230R. WERE PAID IN HARD CASH", 1921 50r. interpanneau block (8x5) on XU5 to Egypt, 1922 XU5 from Uhman to Berlin, uprated card to Vevey with oval censor cachet and Swiss 30r. due adhesive, and another being a good example of postal fraud. Of particular note is 1912 XU5 to Canada with eight sheets of 1,000r. carmine attached. Scarcer censor marks include "Kremenchug" (previously unrecorded).

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cover 1918-23 inflationary period XU5 (46) or cards (3), all fully written up and displaying a huge variety of frankings and destinations including 5r. control stamps (strip of five) on XU5 registered to Riga, XU5 to New York showing h.s. (violet) "BECAUSE OF LACK OF STAMPS, 1230R. WERE PAID IN HARD CASH", 1921 50r. interpanneau block (8x5) on XU5 to Egypt, 1922 XU5 from Uhman to Berlin, uprated card to Vevey with oval censor cachet and Swiss 30r. due adhesive, and another being a good example of postal fraud. Of particular note is 1912 XU5 to Canada with eight sheets of 1,000r. carmine attached. Scarcer censor marks include "Kremenchug" (previously unrecorded).

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