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| Keywords: St Petersbourg 1858 Dob0102307.jpg Montpellier in France 'St PETERSBOURG 1858 VIII 6' lozenge shape cancel manuscript 'via Lübeck p Dampfboot' Red 'P D ' straight line 'Aus Russland' and 'FRANCO' French 'PRUSSE ERQUELINES 3 AOUT 58' c d s Various transit postmarks and MONTPELLIER 25 8 arrival Details August 6 1858 Julian paid letter posted at St Petersburg Sender wrote 'franco' To restate it has been paid the handstamp 'FRANCO' was applied Also the postmark '1858 - ST PETERSBOURG - VIII 6' 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> Endorsement by steamboat to the port city of Lübeck In the early 1850's the rail line was extended north from Luneburg to Lübeckto connect with the T P O between Minden and Deutz 'MINDEN DEUTZ 23 8 II' and 'Aus Russland' postmark applied The latter is used as a German entry/transit mark aboard the Minden-Deutz T P O The plain lower case 'Aus Russland' is not particularly common Earlier covers usually in black are often characterized by manuscript endorsements directing the letter via Baltic Sea steamers They are believed to be mail sent by merchant houses in St Petersburg and the Baltic States by steamer to North German ports They are usually backstamped aboard the Minden-Deutz T P O White Aus Russland type RY3 August 23 Gregorian 'PRUSSE A ERQUELINES 23 AOUT 58 G' French entry mark ambulant night train showing mail from Prussia Prusse entering France at the Belgian border town of Erquelines Letter was also marked by the French with 'P D ' Payee au Destination Noël 1035<ref> cite book Gilbert Noël Catalogue des oblitérations des chiffres-taxe carrés de France 1859-1878 1956 Paris E H de Beaufond </ref> August 23 'PARIS 24 AOUT 58 60 ' transit postmark August 23 'PARIS a LYON 24 AOUT 58 E' Paris to Lyon T P O transit backstamp day train octagonal center August 25 'MONTPELLIER 25 AOUT 58 33 ' arrival backstamp 1858 Scan of original Postal authorities Sources reflist PD-old-100 Stampless covers of Russia Postal history Marque d'entrée en France Bahnhof Minden Westf Bahnhof Köln Messe/Deutz Entry and transit postmarks of Belgium Postmarks of Saint Petersburg Entry and transit postmarks of Germany 1858 postmarks | ||||
