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English: Russia stampless folded letter to Italy. 'MARIUPOL 2/ OCTOBER 1845' two-line cancel, manuscript '16' lira rate, scarce circular arch 'ODESSA 10-26' transit, 'TA3' handstamp.

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  • October 21 (Julian) 1845 letter posted. Post office placed handstamp 'MARIUPOL 2/ OCTOBER 1845' postmark at reverse.
Dobin: Mariupol 14.2.08 type 1.02. Postmark used from 1845, Rarity 4.[1]
  • October 24 (Julian) transit in Odessa.
  • 'ODESSA 10-26' circular arch postmark applied at front. Scarce transit foreign mail mark.
Dobin: Odessa 57.1.01 type 1.04. Postmark used 1844-1845, Rarity 5.[2]
  • A transit 'TA3', handstamp was applied in Turin (then Austria) on mail to the Kingdom of Sardinia (which would then have included Genoa). This was short for "Transit Autrichien". T.A.3. refers to the "third price" which is the rate for mail to Sardinia from a number of specific countries including Russia. There were also similar T.A.1. to T.A.5. marks for mail from other countries, indicating the first - fifth rate.
Van der Linden: 2744[3]
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  1. ↑ Dobin, Manfred (1993) Postmarks of Russian Empire (Pre adhesive period), St. Petersburg: Standard Kollektion, p. 138, 141
  2. ↑ Dobin, Manfred (1993) Postmarks of Russian Empire (Pre adhesive period), St. Petersburg: Standard Kollektion, p. 397, 401
  3. ↑ van der Linden, James (1993) Marques de Passage. Postvertragsstempel. Origine, transit, comptable, 1661-1875, herkunft, leitweg, verrechnung., Paris; Luxembourg: Soluphil, p. 237

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