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Nikolay Zubov – Russian naval officer, engineer, geographer, oceanographer and polar explorer.
Illustrated Envelop with special cancellation |
| Description | Nikolay Nikolaevich Zubov (11 May 1885 – 11 November 1960) was a Russian naval officer, engineer, geographer, oceanographer and polar explorer. In 1901, Zubov joined the Sea Cadet Corps and in 1904, participated in the Russo-Japanese War. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Tsushima. In 1910, he obtained a degree in hydrography from the Navy Academy and took part in a 1912 expedition to Novaya Zemlya. He carried out many more expeditions into the arctic and in 1945 he was awarded the title of Engineer Rear admiral. |
| Type | Illustrated Envelop with special cancellation |
| Condition: | Good |
| Edges/Corners | Fine |
| Used/Unused | Cancelled, Leningrad, 24.08.1988
Registered, Cancelled, Leningrad, 24.08.1988 |
| Published by/for: | Ministry of Communications, 1985 |
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