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Auction: 15026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 856

Russia
Postal History
1897 (2 Oct.) 10k. letter card from Erivan (Russian Armenia) to Middlesex, the sender, L.L. Bellifante, a member of the Geographical Society of London, reports in length to a Mr. Black, regarding an expedition to Mount Ararat, interesting contents include "Most of us returned here from Mount Ararat yesterday evening. We had a pretty hard but at the same time delightful expedition.....We were two days in camp at the Prince's wall (7500 feet), at the pass between Great & Little Ararat.... A few experienced mountaineers ventured up Great Ararat, but most had to come down long before they reached the top. Two did get up, but had to spend the night at 15,000 feet and were nearly frozen to death..... This country is considered so unsafe that we are accompanied everywhere by a Cossack Guard of ½ dozen men, and our camp was protected by a whole squadron...."; fine and an exceptionally rare letter card. A full transcript included. Photo

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200