Keywords: St Petersburg 1848 Dob0102306b.jpg en Russia stampless folded letter to France 'St PETERSBURG DEN 9 OCT 1848 ' boxed cancel manuscript 'franco' Black 'P D ' straight line 'AUS RUSSLAND FRANCO' French 'PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 30 OCT 48' c d s Bordeaux 1 NOV 48 arrival Details October 9 1848 Julian paid letter posted at St Petersburg Sender wrote 'franco' Not restated at post office The postmark 'St PETERSBURG DEN 9 OCT 1848' was applied Dobin 1 02 type 3 06 Reception expedition of foreign correspondence used 1844-1853 Rarity 4 <ref> cite book Manfred Dobin Postmarks of Russian Empire Pre adhesive period St Petersburg Standard Kollektion 1993 9785853870222 </ref> October 27 Gregorian 'BERLIN 27 10' 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 B3 October 30 red 'PRUSSE VALENCIENNES 30 OCT 48 3' French entry mark at Valenciennes 3's show the postmark was struck at Paris Letter was also marked by the French with 'P D ' Payee au Destination Noël 1021<ref> cite book Gilbert Noël Catalogue des oblitérations des chiffres-taxe carrés de France 1859-1878 1956 Paris E H de Beaufond </ref> No readable transit postmark but likely transit in Paris on October 30 November 1 'BORDEAUX 1 NOV 32 ' arrival backstamp 1848 Scan of original Postal authorities Sources reflist PD-old-100 Stampless covers of Russia Marque d'entrée en France Gare de Valenciennes Postmarks of Saint Petersburg Entry and transit postmarks of Germany 1848 postmarks |