Lot 20087 – 28

RIVER NORTHERN DVINA: 1909-10 Postcards (2). 1909 Viewcard of Veliki-Ustyug addressed from there to Vologda, franked 3k tied by oval 1st KOTLAS STEAMSHIP 27 8 09 datestamp, accompanied by Holcombe opinion.. 1910 viewcard of Arkhangelsk addressed to Velikii-Ustyug franked 3k tied by oval 2nd KOTLAS STEAMSHIP 14 9 10 datestamp. Fine and rare matching pair. During the ice-free months during summer a postal service was operated on the 735 km length of the Northern Dvina, from its origin at Velikii-Ustyug to its termination in the White Sea at Arkhangelsk. in 1906 a rail link with Vyatka was effected down river from Velikii-Ustyug, at Kotlas, which thus became an important junction for postal communication.