Los 2606

1937, from ERIVAN (Yerevan), capital of the ARMENIAN SSR, to LENINGRAD, the former imperial capital of Russia, 20 kopecks Soviet stamped stationary uprated with green 5 kopecks definitive STALIN issue of 1937, tied by clear ERIVAN CDS cancel dated 9 6 37, during the height of the Stalinist purges, Russian registration label NO 141 at top, arrival cancel 13 6 37 13 on reverse, indicating prompt delivery over approx. 2,300 km within 4 days, back also with second transit or sorting cancel, possibly MOSCOW or intermediate RSFSR hub, commercial registered internal Soviet cover, origin from the ARMENIAN SSR during a time of intensified political repression and collectivization campaigns, historical interest enhanced by association with Stalin's image and period postal routes in the Caucasus region, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€.