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1871 (20 Oct) Cover within St. Petersburg (Russian Empire), franked with 5k (Russian Empire), tied by red circular 'С. ПЕТЕРБУРГЪ / ГОРОД. ПОЧТА.' postmark

Russia & Soviet Union / Russian Empire (1857-1917)

Interesting addressee: to the Secretary of the American Legation Eugene Schuyler, a prominent American diplomat, scholar, and writer. From 1870 to 1876, he served as Secretary of the American Legation in St. Petersburg. He is famous for being one of the first Americans to visit Central Asia. He was the first American translator of Ivan Turgenev and Leo Tolstoy

Catalog: Russika 19
Condition: Used. The stamp is torn
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