File:St Petersbourg 1856 Dob0102307.jpg

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English: Russia stampless folded letter to France. Unpaid rate category 2. '1856 St. PETERSBOURG IX 9' lozenge cancel, manuscript '14' decimes rate, boxed 'Aus Russland' (T.P.O.) transit, blue 'PRUSSE/3/VALENCIENNES 29 NOV 56', Paris and Paris to Bordeaux transits, arrival backstamp 'BORDEAUX 30 NOV 56 (32)'.

Provenance: Arthur White.

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French rates of July 1 1853:

Under 7.5 grams - 1.10 fr.
7.5 to 15 grams - 1.40 fr
15 to 22.5 grams - 2.40 fr.
  • November 9 (Julian) 1856 unpaid letter posted at St. Petersburg. Post office wrote 'Porto', this is not restated by handstamp. '1856 - St. PETERSBOURG - IX 9' postmark applied.
Dobin: 1.02 type 3.07. Transit postmark, used 1854-1859, Rarity 4.[1]
  • 'Aus Russland' postmark applied. Used as a German entry/transit mark abroad the Coeln-Verviers T.P.O.
Vandervelde: type CV5, 39x10mm.
  • November 29 (Gregorian). Blue 'PRUSSE 3 VALENCIENNES 29 NOV 56' French entry mark, mail from Prussia (Prusse) entering France at the border town of Valenciennes. The small 3's show this mark was struck at Paris.
Noël: #1021[2]
  • Same day Paris transit backstamp. The weight 7.5-15 grams was assessed, expressed as 14 decimes. 'PARIS (60) - 29 NOV 56' and manuscript '14' applied.
  • November 29. 'PARIS A BORDEAUX 20 A - 29 NOV. 56' applied. Paris to Bordeaux T.P.O. transit backstamp, night train (circular center).
  • November 30. Bordeaux arrival backstamp. 'BORDEAUX (32) - 30 NOV. 56' applied.
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  1. ↑ Dobin, Manfred (1993) Postmarks of Russian Empire (Pre adhesive period), St. Petersburg: Standard Kollektion
  2. ↑ Noël, Gilbert (1956) Catalogue des oblitérations des chiffres-taxe carrés de France, 1859-1878, Paris, E.H. de Beaufond

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