Russian Empire Postal Order with Punch-Cancelled Stamps

Russian Empire · 1909 · 3 kopeks, 7 kopeks

The stamps feature the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle, a common design for definitive issues of the Russian Empire. They are affixed to a 1909 postal telegraph order and cancelled with a punch.

These stamps were in use during the final years of the Russian Empire, a period of significant social and political unrest. The postal order illustrates a common method of financial transaction and communication within the empire.