Page 100 - Russo-Persian Postal Relations

III. 1918 - 21 Iran Soviet Socialist Republic Flirtations with
Persia war theater socialism
also after armistice
Astara Bolshevik censor (The only recorded such)
There are several censors attributed to the Gilan campaign
Other censors shown here are: the Gilan and #4 Persian Government

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Rates: 6ch single
Route: From Astara (border town with Russia) 23 June 1920 ·addressed to Teheran
Note: As customary mail was exchanged between the Government and Rebellion groups in Persia

The only recorded Astara Bolshevik Censor
The Communists in Persia and in particular in the gilan Republic got a lot of help from the Russian communists
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Enlarged photocopy of the Astara censor

A rectangular Gilan mark/censor was applied and found either alone on the envelope or across the postage stamp (rare),
and also used as a real censor by striking partly the closing label. ls recorded used between early June
and August i e two months . The Persian Cossack troops belonging to the Government
occupied Recht on the 25th Aug. 1920
At the border of Gilan Governmental forces and "Norperforce", blocked the outlets. All mail from Gilan were censored by
#4. The Gilan censor was at times blackened out by a black rectangular by ink across the Jangalis own
rectangular mark but not on this occasion