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English: Russia stampless folded letter to France, 'St. PETERSBURG DEN 7 IAN. 1846.' boxed cancel, manuscript 'porto'. Black 'C.R.p.P.', French 'PRUSSE GIVET 30 JANV 46' c.d.s. Bordeaux (1 FEVR 46) receiving.

Provenance: Arthur White.

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  • January 7, 1846 (Julian) unpaid letter posted at St. Petersburg. Sender wrote 'Porto' at top left. Not restated at post office. The postmark 'St. PETERSBURG DEN 7 IAN. 1848' was applied.
Dobin: 1.02 type 3.06. Reception expedition of foreign correspondence, used 1844-1853, Rarity 4.[1]
Kiryushkin & Robinson: Figure 32
  • Transit 'C.R.p.P.', handstamp applied at Aachen railway center on mail clearing out of Russia, acronym for 'Correspondance Russe par Prusse'.
Van de Linden: 841
  • January 30, red 'PRUSSE 3 GIVET 30 JANV 46'. French entry mark at Givet. 3's show the postmark was struck at Paris. Rate was also assessed and marked by the French with '28', 28 decimes (2 Francs, 80 centimes) for third weight rate letter backside indicated by '3' manuscript, 15 to 22.5 grams. This was to be collected from recipient.
Noël: #1009[2]
  • February 1, 'BORDEAUX 1 FEVR 46 (32)' arrival backstamp.
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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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