Before 1918 Prefil
Russia, Michel 41, Cover
1903. RUSSIA LATVIA. Registered cover (tear) with additional 2 ex 10 KOP to Basel, Schweiz cancelled TUKUM 24 X 03 in Latvia. Arrival cancel BASEL 9. XI 03 reverse.
Russia, Michel 40, cancelled postal stationay
1906. RUSSIA LATVIJA. Interesting postcard to Thun, Schweiz with 4 KOP cancelled LIBAU LIEPAJA in Latvia 22 2 06 and at arrival THUN 10. III.06. Sender J. STEINBERG in Libau.
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1917. RUSSIA LATVIA. RUSSIAN 4 KOP CARTE POSTALE Romanov type to Bern, Schweiz cancelled RIGA 25 7 17. Cancel 72 and censor cancel N>o 521
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1906. RUSSIA LATVIA. RUSSIAN 3 KOP CARTE POSTALE with additional 1 KOP to Zürich, Schweiz cancelled LIEPAJA in Latvia. Readressed in Zürich and with 3 different ZÜRICH postmarks. Dated reverse Libau, Kurland.
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1915. RUSSIA LATVIA. RUSSIAN 2 KOP wrapper to Zürich, Schweiz cancelled MITAU (Jelgrava) in Latvia. Unusual and in very fine quality.
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1914. RUSSIA LATVIA. RUSSIAN 4 KOP CARTE POSTALE to Pully, Schweiz cancelled RIGA 7 10 14 in Latvia. Russian ovale cancel.
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1908. RUSSIA LATVIA. RUSSIAN 7 KOP ENVELOPE with additional 3 KOP to Neuchatel, Schweiz cancelled VINDAVA 18 10 08 now VENTPILS in Latvia. Arrival cancel MEUCHATEL 3.XI.08 reverse. Beautiful quality.
Russia, Michel 40, cancelled postal stationay
1901. RUSSIA LATVIJA. Beautiful postcard (Riga, Schwarzhäupterhaus) to Neuchatel, Schweiz with 4 KOP cancelled RIGA in Latvia 1 IX 01 and at arrival COLOMBIER NEUCHATEL 17.IX.01. Impressive motive on the postcard.
Russia, Michel 45+, cancelled postal stationay
1906. RUSSIA LATVIJA. Fine postcard (Janschewstis) to Zürich, Schweiz with 1 + 3 KOP cancelled RIGA in Latvia 6 10 06 and at arrival ZÜRICH 27. X. 06. Unusual card.
Russia, Cover
1915. RUSSIA LATVIJA. 10 KOP WAR-AID and 10 KOP as beautiful franking on censored registered mourning cover to Basel, Schweiz cancelled RIGA 18 7 15 in Letonia. Russian censor cancels at front and reverse together with transit and arrival cancels BASEL 13. VIII.15 and ARLESHEIM 14.VIII. 15. Readressed in Schweiz. Unusual destination and franking.
Michel 106+
Russia, cancelled postal stationay
1905. RUSSIAN 3 KOP CARTE POSTALE with additiona 1 KOP to Meissen, Sachsen dated Mitau den 17. Mai 1905. Arrival cancel MEISSEN 3 6 05.
Russia, cancelled post card with stamp
1912. RUSSIA LATVIJA. 2 KOP and 2 ex 1 KOP on front of beautiful carte postale (Riga, Duna) to Zürich, Schweiz cancelled RIGA 29. 2. 12. Unusal destination.
Michel 63+64
Russia, Cover
1916. RUSSIA LATVIJA. 7 KOP WAR-AID perf 11½ and 3 KOP WARAID perf 12½ as beautiful franking on censored cover to Schweiz cancelled WOLMAR 20 6 16 in Letonia. Russian censor tape and cancel and russian transit cancels reverse together with arrival cancel DAVOS PLATZ BRIEFTRÄGER 19 VIII. 16. Unusual destination and franking.
Michel 101A + 104B
Russia, Cover
1903. RUSSIA LATVIJA. Interesting registered envelope to Olten, Schweiz with pair 3 KOP and 14 KOP cancelled RIGA 19 VI 1903. Sender name at top of the envelope: Eduard Bruns & Co Papierfabrik, Riga. Arrival cancel OLTEN 4. VII.03 reverse. Fine colour combination.
Michel 47+50
Russia, Cover
1916. RUSSIA LATVIJA. 2 ex 7 KOP Romanov overprinted 10 10 on beautiful small registered censored envelope to Schweiz cancelled RIGA 29 11 16. Readressed in Schweiz. Unusual destination and franking. Russian censor cancels. Reverse arrival cancels WEESEN 29.XII.16 and BERN 29.XII.16. Very interesting envelope.
Michel 113
Russia, Cover
1915. RUSSIA LATVIJA. 10 KOP WAR-AID perf 12½ + 50 KOP as beautiful and impressive franking on registered cover to Schweiz cancelled RIGA 3 4 15. Sender BANQUE DE COMMERCE DE RIGA. Reverse impressive 3 red seals from RIGAER COMMERZBAND and two very large red seals from the post. Arrival cancel BASEL 12.V.15. Unusual destination and franking.
Michel 106B
Russia, Cover
1852. LATVIA. Very interesting envelope cancelled RIGA AUG 5th 1852 to Schiedam in The Netherlands. Not prepaid letter. Charged 50 cents in Holland. Russian and Preussian transit fee, each 3 Sgr as endorsed. Forwarded by three TPO´s: BROMBERG-BERLIN, BERLIN-MINDEN and MINDEN-DEUTZ. 1st year of postal railway transport to the Netherlands. The AUS RUSSLAND postmark used at BROMBERG-BERLIN TPO. Many fine cancels document the entire route. Original letter included.
Russia, Cover
1859. LATVIA. Very interesting single weight, fully prepaid leller from Riga with handstamp type 1.23, February 1859 to Rheims, France. Postmarked on TPO KÖNIGSBERG-BROMBERG. Here marked Aus Russland and FRANCO. forwarded via Preussian post to Achen, here marked P.D. In France TPO PRUSSE A. ERQUELINES C in balck. The many cancels document the entire route. Original letter included.
Russia, Cancelled
1913. RUSSIA. 4 KOP Romanov-series with fine cancel RIGA 4.5.13. Latvija.
Michel 85
Russia, Cover
1898. RUSSIA. 3 + 7 KOP on cover (tears) to PARIS from A. KRIEGSMANN KORKENFABRIK, RIGA cancelled RIGA 24 APR 1898. Interesting.
Michel 49+
Russia, cancelled post card with stamp
1911. RUSSIA. CARTE POSTALE Motive Gruss aus Libau. Die neuen Anlagen. Cancelled 23 6 11 to England with 4 KOP. .