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| Keywords: St Petersburg 1855 Dob0102307.jpg en Russia stampless folded paid letter to France '1855 St PETERSBOURG V 10 ' lozenge cancel various manuscripts red 'P D ' red boxed 'Aus Russland' French 'PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 30 MAI 55' c d s Paris 30 MAI 55 arrival Details May 10 1855 Julian a letter dated May 10/22 reflecting the Julian/Gregorian calendar posted at St Petersburg Sender wrote 'fco' in lower corner left At the post office weight and rate was assessed and marked on the letter manuscript at top corner right '11/20' 11 grams at 20 kopeks and '2' for double rate category The letter was paid but this was not restated by handstamp no 'FRANCO' marking The postmark '1855 St PETERSBURG V 10' was applied Dobin 1 02 type 3 07 Reception expedition of foreign correspondence transit postmark used 1854-1859 Rarity 4 <ref> cite book Manfred Dobin Postmarks of Russian Empire Pre adhesive period St Petersburg Standard Kollektion 1993 9785853870222 </ref> Red 'Aus Russland' applied Mark used as a German entry/transit mark aboard the Coeln-Verviers T P O White Aus Russland type CV5 39x10mm May 30 red 'PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 30 MAI 55 3' French entry mark at Valenciennes 3's show the postmark was struck at Paris Letter was also marked by the French with red 'P D ' Payee au Destination Noël 1021<ref> cite book Gilbert Noël Catalogue des oblitérations des chiffres-taxe carrés de France 1859-1878 1956 Paris E H de Beaufond </ref> May 30 'PARIS 30 MAI 60 ' receipt backstamp 1855 Scan of original Postal authorities Sources reflist PD-old-100 Stampless covers of Russia Marque d'entrée en France Gare de Valenciennes Postmarks of Saint Petersburg Entry and transit postmarks of Germany 1855 postmarks | ||||
