Wikimedia Commons

File:St Petersburg 1855 Dob0102307.jpg

Original file ‎(1,068 × 1,792 pixels, file size: 1.13 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description
English: 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.

Provenance: Arthur White.

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.[1]
  • Red 'Aus Russland' applied. Mark used as a German entry/transit mark aboard the Coeln-Verviers T.P.O.
Vandervelde: 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[2]
  • May 30, 'PARIS 30 MAI (60)' receipt backstamp.
Date
Source Self-scanned
Author Postal authorities

Sources edit

  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

Licensing edit

Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current08:53, 12 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 08:53, 12 August 20121,068 × 1,792 (1.13 MB)Arno-nl (talk | contribs)

You cannot overwrite this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:St_Petersburg_1855_Dob0102307.jpg&oldid=652126773"