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ariel · 8th June 2009, 01:51 AM

I asked friends at the russian forum.

The crown is that of an un-titled Russian aristocracy ( kind of who had a right to be addressed as "sir", but had no title of a baron, count etc).
The letter is obviously Russian Sh, but no relations to the Sh-ah of Iran: just an initial, first letter of somebody's last name.
The date ( barely seen) isn't it 1331? 1912 Gregorian. Last good days of Russia.... It went downhill from there on....

8th June 2009, 01:51 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I asked friends at the russian forum. The crown is that of an un-titled Russian aristocracy ( kind of who had a right to be addressed as "sir", but had no title of a baron, count etc). The letter is obviously Russian Sh, but no relations to the Sh-ah of Iran: just an initial, first letter of somebody's last name. The date ( barely seen) isn't it 1331? 1912 Gregorian. Last good days of Russia.... It went downhill from there on....