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     III.  1918 - 1921   Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran, SSRI                        Internal squabbles
     Persia war-theater                                                                 among the socialist
     also after armistice
                                                                                        groups
                         The Gilan (SSRI) cachet across the postage stamp. 2  recorded
     The Jangali cachet overprinted diagonally on the stamp. At the "border" the cover was opened and sealed. A Governmental
                                          military censor no "4" applied



                                                                                            The cover
                                                                                            was
                                                                                            cancelled
                                                                                            Recht
                                                                                            Sabzemeydan
                                                                                            (unrecorded)
                                                                                            about
                                                                                            19 June 1920
                                                                                            and addressed  -
                                                                                            to Teheran
                                                                                            Arrived
                                                                                            25 June 1920

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                 Government policy to blacken out the rebell's propaganda cachet. 6  recorded


     Incoming
     Redirected
     out ofSSRI
     Letter from
     Batavia
     . May 1920
     to the
     Imperial ,Bank
     of Persia in
     Recht but
     redirected to
     bank HQ
     office had  Imperial                              k of  Persia
     in Teheran
     as bank
     clfsed
     The Gilan
     Cachet
     blackened
     out by the
     governmental
     forces across                                                 R-esht
     the border
                                                         a~---                               ~

                                                                          PERES .

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