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| 910204969 | 1764: Entire let | ||||||||||||||
Description: 1764: Entire letter from Reval (Tallinn) to Narva, sent half paid at 3 kopeks by courier, with the writer's sister paying the courier a further 3 kopeks on receipt. Note addressing with Cyrillic script denoting addressee at lower left. Private Mail was first permitted by a decree of Peter the Great in 1713; however the postal reforms deteriorated until Catherine the Great instituted improvements in 1763. A remarkable entire. Ex collection Ian Baillie. | Anbieter: Corinphila stamp auction Auction SOLD Price: 500.00 CHF | ||||||||||||||
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Current auction time: Saturday 22nd 2008f November 2008 - 22:11h MET |