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1855 (17 Nov) International stamps cover. From St. Petersburg to Bordeaux (France). Paid (handwritten note on the envelope: "Porto"). The letter transited the German Empire, transit stamp at the French border, Valenciennes, 7 December 1852. Transit stamp train Paris Bordeaux 7 December 1852. The letter arrived in Bordeaux on 8 December 1852. PD (French Post) stamp on the front of the envelope - Paye jusqu a la destination, which means "paid to destination"

Russia & Soviet Union / Prephilately (... 1857)
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