Page 88 - Russo-Persian Postal Relations

I.e 1914-17 Contemporary Persian POs to Russian POs State post offices
Ru ssia n POs existed alongside
in Persia Persian post offices
The Persian post offices in Gumbet-i-Kabuz, Astarabad and Karasu
Only Astara bad was a significant town at the time of WWI. Most mail went by closed mail bag to the port. Gumbet-i-Kabuz
was then a smaller town and ha d no Pers ian post office in function between WWI and late 1920s. Russian mail recorded
from the latter PO is a lso insign ificant. No Persian mail is recorded from Karasu except a few pieces related to early 1920s.
From Astarabad no Russian mail is recorded except on fragments. Why could not Russia make use of the Persian PO, is the
question. With Ka rasu there is no proof that a Persian PO actually did already exist in 1917 when that village bec;;i.me the
temporary home of the Molokons from Russia, a spiritual religious sect.
Persian PO of Gumbet-i-Kabuz or Gombed-Ghabousse (French spe lling). Native postmark

timbre~ y apposes.
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Half of parcel receipt from 1907 with native type of cancellation, sent to Astarabad, 94km, arriving 12 5 ( 19)07
Persian post office of Karasu
No complete Pers ian cover is recorded from this insignificant place. Only a few fragments
This piece is bearing the I 924 issue of the Shah

Probably a single letter rate 6 chahis