386th Auction

5 k. black/lilac together with 1875 2 k. black/red and 8 k. grey/carmine-rose (vertical pair and single), fresh colours, tied by cds “ROSSOSCHSK P.O. 31 JAN. 1877” repeated alongside to reverse of a registered envelope to Hamburg, on front transit cds “VOLOCHISK 7 FEV. 1877”, boxed “ZAKAZNOE” and German red label for foreign registration mail, reverse arrival horseshoe postmark “HAMBURG 25 FEBR. 77”. Minor wax seal soiling on front not detracting, still fine, an attractive three-colour franking