Keywords: Riga 1849 Dob40118 content.jpg en Russian Latvia content of stampless folded unpaid letter to France 'Рига 22 юнь 1849' RIGA June 22 1849 cancel handstamp 'AUS RUSSLAND' 'PRUSSE/3/VALENCIENNES 11 JUIL 49' manuscript '40' decimes rate Reverse BERLIN/8 7 transit arrival backstamp 'Bordeaux' The letter concerns an account for wood for ship building Details June 22 Julian or July 4 Gregorian 1849 unpaid letter posted at Riga The weight was assessed expressed as 40 decimes and manuscript '40' applied Reverse restated by manuscript '5 Porto 10' 'RIGA June 22 1849' postmark applied; Dobin 40 type 1 18 Transit postmark for foreign mail used from 1848-1850 July 8 Gregorian 'BERLIN 8 7' typical Berlin transit postmark and 'AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO' applied Based on the usual presence of these Berlin postmarks this 'AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO' marking is regarded as a Berlin mark White Aus Russland type B4 found from 1844-January 1846 mail coach period and from early 1848 to October 1849 railroad period July 11 Gregorian French entry mark mail from Prussia Prusse entering France at Valenciennes The small 3's show this mark was struck at Paris July 13 32 Bordeaux arrival backstamp Recipient had to pay 40 decimes for the letter 1849-07-04 own scan Post of Russia other versions See more images Riga 1849 Dob40118 01 jpg Riga 1849 Dob40118 reverse jpg Riga 1849 Dob40118 content jpg LangSwitch Russian Latvia 1849 stampless folded unpaid letter to France Custom license marker 2016 05 23 PD-old-100 Stampless covers of Russia Stampless covers of Latvia 1849 in the Russian Empire History of Latvia Manfred Dobin Postmarks of the Russian Empire Manuscript covers |