386. Auktion

1 k. black/yellow, 3 k. black/green and 5 k. black/deep lilac (2), fresh colours, tied by small posthorn cds. “SMOLENSK JAN. 1882” to reverse of small registered envelope to Groß Basel, Switzerland, on front German label for foreign registered mail “Vom Ausland über Eydtkuhnen-Dirschau Eingeschrieben” and Russian framed “ZAKAZNOE”, reverse transit via travelling post office and arrival cds. “BASEL 23 I 82”, very fine 

5 k. black/lilac and 1875 2 k. black/red, each of vivid colours, neatly tied by cds. “BOROSSENSKAYA P. S BESSARABIA 28 AOU. 1882” to registered 7 k. grey postal stationery envelope to Corsier sur Vevy, Switzerland, endorsed on front “via Novoselitz” with framed “ZAKAZNOE” alongside, reverse Russian transit cds. “NOVOSSELITZ 31 AOU. 1882” and Austrian “OESTERR. NOWOSIELITZA 12 982, arrival cds. ”VEVEY 15 IX 82", extremely fine. A scarce registered outgoing mail from Russian Bessarabia