Russia: Red Army in Turkestan, well traveled 1921 M_O

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Russia: Red Army in Turkestan, well traveled 1921 M_O Nov.1921 order for 100,000R, with correct 2,000r franking (2% fee), sent from Kinel-Cherkassy (near Samara) to Red Army soldier with 1st Turkestan Division. Travel time of more than a month, with route covering quite a bit of territory, and well documented by transit cancels - Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Merv ( in short-lived Bukhara Soviet Republic, now in Turkmenistan), Aulie Ata (modern Taraz in Southern Kazakhstan), and finally picked up at Vannovskoye, Syr Darya District (modern name is Ak Biik, Kazakhstan; some 100 km west from Taraz). Scarce Turkestan usage; still on Cherrystone auction card from 1980s, with net price of $160. For a specialist. ____________________________________________________________ CONDITIONS OF SALE: PLEASE READ. IF YOU DISAGREE, DO NOT BID. By placing a bid you are agreeing with conditions of sale! 1. Least cost uninsured shipping by 1st class mail ("other" shipping), is offered only at buyer's risk - I can not trace it. By choosing this method, you are agreeing not to open non-delivery eBay and PayPal disputes if mailing gets lost. If you want to rely on eBay protection, please use choose standard shipping method that provides for proof of delivery, or insurance. I also reserve the right to refuse to ship material by uninsured 1st class mail, read more