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I.e 1914-17 Russian state post-offices in Persia Russian State POs
Russian POs in Existed alongside
Persia Persian post offices
Russian state post-offices in Gumbet-i-Kabuz and Karasu alongside Persian l"Us
Gumbet-i-Kabuz most likely opened in 1914, Karasu in 1917. The official Post/Telegraph Journal published by the
Russian P /T Administration) from early 1918 states about the closure of its Persian Post Offices in Gumbet-i-Kabuz
and Karasu, all near the south eastern corner of the Caspian Sea where Russians congregated. Gumbet-Kabu z P 0
can be found in the official Russian Post Office list for 1916. The Karasu postmark most elusive
Gumbet-i-Kabuz. Russian post-office
Three items from this office recorded only

Picture post card from this place cancelled 1.4.14 a nd sent to Kiev arriving 11 4 14. (Julian)
.Karasu Russian post office. No stamps or postal documents previously recorded
Oii.ly a Russian newspaper notice exists stating that the Karasu post office closed in August 19 17
4-block of 14-kopek cancelled "KARASU. PERSIA a/13 2 17". In Kyrillic +map of region
Whether the postmark is genuine or not is difficult to state The two Russian state POs in
Different views of the experts
Persia with black points

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