Lot 30176 – 1841 Entire to Switzerland struck on reverse with French language unframed « St. PETERSBOURG * * » circular hs

1841 Entire to Switzerland struck on reverse with French language unframed « St. PETERSBOURG * * » circular hs, « FRANCO / AUS RUSSLAND » transit applied in Berlin with ds on reverse, arrival bs, a very fine and extremely rare St. Petersburg postmark, not recorded in Dobin and only three examples recorded by Baillie & Peel (1F) which are all to Bordeaux, a pre-stamp rarity.