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Auction: 17026 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1723

Russia
1867 stampless envelope, endorsed Secret - Very important - For his own hand, addressed to his excellency Petr Antonovich, Count Shuvalov, head of the IIIrd. section of his Imperial Majesty's Chancellery, Chief of Gendarmerie, Adjutant-General, General-Lieutenant and Cavalier in St. Petersberg. On reverse Orlov c.d.s. and five red wax seals with Seal of my coat of arms written around them; fine. Photo

note:
The third section of the Chancellery was the Tsar's political police. Count P.A. Shuvalov was its head from 1866 to 1874

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