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The listing, 1901 Easter Card from Russia franked with Scott #48 has ended.

Interesting piece of Russian postal history, postmarked 19 March 1901 and franked with Scott #48.

Questions & Comments

Thank you for your response. I like the whimsical addition of French admonition on front that "this side is reserved exclusively for the address", just in case you don't read Russian. : )

Aug 26th, 2021 at 7:30:16 AM PDT by

Most interesting, German is not used, even-though the German Empire was increasing in power and the Austro-Hungarian was the cultural center of Europe at the time.
The fun of Postal History: a card like this one, opens many historical doors.
Thank you and have a great day.

Aug 26th, 2021 at 8:43:00 AM PDT by

Maybe the Russians figured the wily French were more likely than the Germans to write something other than the address on the front of the postcard! : )

Aug 26th, 2021 at 12:00:06 PM PDT by

Good point. Thank you for the humor.

Aug 26th, 2021 at 12:31:04 PM PDT by

It looks like German on the back.

Aug 25th, 2021 at 2:35:31 PM PDT by

The front of the card and the penmanship is definitely Germanic. It makes you wonder, if it was correspondence amongst Austrian or German diplomat's residing in Russia with one having a Moscow address.
definitely an interesting piece for research.
Thank you for your interest and happy stamping to you my friend.

Aug 25th, 2021 at 3:34:41 PM PDT by

1901 Easter Card from Russia franked with Scott #48 is in the Collectibles | Stamps category