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:Ill. 1217 - 22 1917-1922 Mail interruption in Turkestan "Transparant"
Communications
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Loose frontier between Turkestan and Khorasan
Up till 1923 the situation in Central Asia was very unstable. The Civil War in Russia/Soviet had just ended. The
Bolsheviks had lured over some local leaders into their fold. Yet there were self-described national leaders, Muslim
separatists as well as Turkish Pan-Islamism in the form of the Basmachi Movement under Enver Pasha. In 1922 the
Turkestan Federal Republic was formed by dictate from Moscow
Mail communication was sporadic. Still now and then mail did get through by using not normal mail routes.
This letter originated at Chernjajev, now in Kazakstan, as per the registration mark. Cancelled at Chernjajev Serdarja on 5 10 22 (Julian)
There are several unreadable postmarks. One distinct is Lotfabad ? X 22 on the Persian side in Khorasan, and Teheran, the destination,
with a "Teheran (arrive)/ 5 XI 22. Total rate 84 Rubel 6 kopek
Lutfabad seems to have been an un-official exchange office

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