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Lot 10410 – 1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett

1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett
1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett
1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett
1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett
Lot 10410 – 1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship lett
Russia » Ship Mail » Ship Mail on the River Volga and tributaries
Prix réalisé
500 EUR
Estimation
700 EUR
Date de vente
sam. 3 déc. 2016 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1869 Wrapper to St. Petersburg posted in ship letterbox with 1864-65 10k tied by « NIZHNII-RYBINSK » 25 Jul 1869 cds, with Yaroslavl and St. Petersburg bs, fine and scarce, the earliest recorded example of River Volga ship cancellations. This is four years earlier than general introduction of ship’s post offices and cancellers on this waterway. Probably priority was given to this route to meet the needs of the great annual fair at Nizhnii-Novgorod.

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