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Lot# 7266 - Auction 274-283

  • Lot# : 7266 Russia

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    Catalogue# : 19x+20x+21x
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    Russia 1870 (Sept 12): Cover from St. Petersburg to Bordeaux, bearing 1866 3 kop. black & green, 5 kop. black & lilac and 10 kop. brown & blue (2), all perf. 14½ : 15 on horizontally laid paper, four fresh and fine examples, tied by clear "S. PETERBURG VII EXP." despatch cds with framed "P.D." handstamp in red as well as French "PRUSSE 22 SEPT. 70 LILLE" entry cds in black alongside. '5½' sgr. weiterfranko annotation in red crayon on front. Reverse with BORDEAUX arrival (Oct. 2) arrival cds. Horizontal file fold, nevertheless a very interesting cover mailed durring the Franco-Prussian War resulting in a large detour via Belgium and a delayed arrival in Bordeaux taking ten days from Lille.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF