{"id":2356,"date":"2019-09-02T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T18:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2356"},"modified":"2019-09-02T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T18:35:41","slug":"star-overprints-a-mysterious-cover-which-address-is-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?p=2356","title":{"rendered":"Star Overprints: A Mysterious Cover &#8211; which address is correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While\ngathering material for a collection of the Transcaucasian star overprints I\nbought the following item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" data-attachment-id=\"2358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2358\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?fit=1896%2C1522&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1896,1522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?fit=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?fit=640%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small-1024x822.jpg?resize=640%2C514\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?resize=1024%2C822&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?w=1896&amp;ssl=1 1896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-small.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption> Letter from Baku to America front-side. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A bit\nroughly opened but looking quite interesting and showing a lot of cachets and\nadded script texts. A typical oversee letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are\nall kinds of nice cachets in this. First of all the cachet of the Baku town\nsub-office no 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"132\" data-attachment-id=\"2359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?fit=5228%2C1075&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5228,1075\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 detail bakinskaja post kontora\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?fit=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?fit=640%2C132&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora--1024x211.jpg?resize=640%2C132\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?resize=1024%2C211&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?resize=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?resize=768%2C158&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-bakinskaja-post-kontora-.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The corresponding cancel BAKU 1 \u201c* e *\u201d (Baku town sub-office no 1) is the Ashford type 87 cancel introduced in Soviet Azerbaijan period and used till 1923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"590\" data-attachment-id=\"2360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2360\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?fit=1736%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1736,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 detail cancel baky ts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?fit=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?fit=640%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts-1024x944.jpg?resize=640%2C590\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?resize=1024%2C944&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?resize=768%2C708&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?w=1736&amp;ssl=1 1736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-cancel-baky-ts.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In New York several more cachets were added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>REGISTERED<\/li><li>FORWARDED N Y P.O. STA.<\/li><li>MISSENT. N.Y.P.O. STA G<\/li><li> Directory Service Given Englewood Station. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The address is in red ink and reads as follows: <br>A. Tamiroff; Al. Jolson\u2019s 59th; Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre, Chicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" data-attachment-id=\"2361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2361\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?fit=2560%2C1084&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1084\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 detail address\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?fit=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?fit=640%2C271&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address-1024x434.jpg?resize=640%2C271\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?resize=1024%2C434&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?resize=768%2C325&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-address.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akim Tamiroff (Armenian name Hovakim Tamirian) was an Armenian-American actor, born in Baku. He learned in the Moscow Art Theater and moved later to the United States where he was very active in the movie business, participating in more the 80 movies \u2013 enjoying a successful Hollywood career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Jolson (Russian-born) was at his time (1920s) America\u2019s most famous and highest-paid entertainer. A theater in Manhattan (shown in the address) was named after him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first mystery of the letter is the address. It is a mixture of three different locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> Jolson\u2019s 59th Street Theater in Manhattan New York (can be found in Wikipedia) <\/li><li> The Moscow Art Theater is a theater company in Moscow. (also in Wikipedia) <\/li><li> Chicago <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Moscow, New\nYork, Chicago? Which is correct? Moscow Art Theatre possibly means he was part\nof a group of actors touring the States. Perhaps they visited Chicago?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post\noffice of New York tried to make sense out of this and corrected the address.\nHowever, the only thing I can decipher is \u201c39th St(reet).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" data-attachment-id=\"2362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2362\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?fit=2560%2C1056&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1056\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 detail corrected address\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?fit=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?fit=640%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address-1024x422.jpg?resize=640%2C264\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?resize=1024%2C422&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?resize=768%2C317&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-corrected-address.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sender can be found at the bottom of the front side and reads:<br>\u201csent[or]sender\/ Baku, Kladbishchenskaya 100 [cemetery street], flat of M. D. Dzhafarov, P. M. Kara-Myrza for A. M. Tamirov\/. \u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"109\" data-attachment-id=\"2363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2363\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?fit=2560%2C435&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,435\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 001 detail sender\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?fit=300%2C51&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?fit=640%2C109&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender-1024x174.jpg?resize=640%2C109\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?resize=1024%2C174&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?resize=300%2C51&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?resize=768%2C131&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-001-detail-sender.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So it was written to him by Mr. Kara-Myrza on his behalf. The reason may be some bureaucratic requirements that needed to be fulfilled so the letter could be sent abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next\nmystery is the timing of the letter. According to the Wikipedia article\nTamiroff visited the United States for the first time in January 1923, staying\nfor three months and returning later in November staying till 1924. The cover\ntries to reach him in June 1923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" data-attachment-id=\"2364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2364\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?fit=1912%2C1535&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1912,1535\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 002 small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?fit=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?fit=640%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small-1024x822.jpg?resize=640%2C514\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?resize=1024%2C822&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?w=1912&amp;ssl=1 1912w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-small.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption> Letter from Baku to America front-side. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The franking is made out of a block of ten 35 Kopeck stamps with a red star overprint and five 10 Kopeck stamps with a black star overprint. According to the used revaluation scheme of the RSFSR the Kopeck face value is multiplied by 1 million giving the new value in Rubles. A possible exception is the 35 Kopeck stamp where some source give the value as 30.000 Rubles instead of 35.000 Rubles. As a result the franking is either 350,000 or 400,000 Rubles. There are also a lot of receiver cancels of the New York post office but no Chicago cancel can be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ink of\nred overprint is partially water-soluble which can be seen at right side of the\nstar on this detail view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"662\" data-attachment-id=\"2365\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2365\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?fit=1462%2C1512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1462,1512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 002 stamp 001 star detail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?fit=290%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?fit=640%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail-990x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C662\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?resize=990%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 990w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?resize=290%2C300&amp;ssl=1 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?resize=768%2C794&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?w=1462&amp;ssl=1 1462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-001-star-detail.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All other stamps were overprinted using black ink. There is only on exception, a rare variation in blue ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"668\" data-attachment-id=\"2366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampsofarmenia.com\/?attachment_id=2366\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?fit=1567%2C1636&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1567,1636\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"transcaucasian star letter usa 002 stamp 005 star detail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?fit=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?fit=640%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail-981x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C668\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?resize=981%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 981w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?resize=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1 287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?resize=768%2C802&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?w=1567&amp;ssl=1 1567w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampsofarmenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/transcaucasian-star-letter-usa-002-stamp-005-star-detail.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While gathering material for a collection of the Transcaucasian star overprints I bought the following item. A bit roughly opened but looking quite interesting and showing a lot of cachets and added script texts. A typical oversee letter. 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