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English: Russia 1869 St. Petersburg to Lausanne.
  • Letter handled by the central office of the St. petersburg city post. Black oval postmark 'C.P.B' (Saint Petersburg) which was used for cancelling postage stamps, Dobin & Ratner type 03-00 02b, used 1869. This postmark is also known in red, which was used solely for local mail.
  • Reverse red postmark 10 February 1869 of the central office of the St. Petersburg city post, Dobin & Ratner type 03-00 01B, used from 1867-1879.
  • The letter was forwarded to the office for accepting and dispatch of foreign correspondence. Postmarked 11 February 1869, VII expeditia, Dobin & Ratner type 02-02 01b, used from 1866-1878.
  • Transit through the German Empire via the Prussian Eastern Railway south route, 'AUS RUSSLAND ÜBER BUR. XI EDK.BRG / FRANCO 24 2 II 69' red double circle postmark applied (Vandervelde type Ry11). EDK.BRG meaning Eydtkuhnen-Bromberg, at Eydtkuhnen it reached the German Empire's border with the Russian Empire.
  • Reverse TPO postmark 'BASEL-OLTEN 25 II 69 5', where the last 5 means train nr. 5 (Felix Ganz -Helvetia Philatelic Society, type XIVA-AW85), and receiver Lausanne 26 II 69.
  • Catalogue stamps: Mi. 18x, 21x
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