Keywords: St Petersburg 1858 Dob0102307b.jpg T P O transit blue 'PRUSSE/3/VALENCIENNES 12 FEVR 58' Paris and Paris to Bordeaux transits arrival backstamp Bordeaux Details January 24 Julian 1858 paid letter posted at St Petersburg Sender or post office clerk wrote on upper corner right 'Franco' this is not restated by handstamp '1858 - St PETERSBOURG - I 24' postmark applied Dobin 1 02 type 3 07 Transit postmark used 1854-1859 Rarity 4 <ref> cite book Manfred Dobin Postmarks of Russian Empire Pre adhesive period St Petersburg Standard Kollektion 1993 9785853870222 </ref> Red 'Aus Russland' postmark applied Used as a German entry/transit mark aboard the Coeln-Verviers T P O White type CV5 39x10mm February 12 Gregorian Blue 'PRUSSE 3 VALENCIENNES 12 FEVR 58' French entry mark mail from Prussia Prusse entering France at the border town of Valenciennes The small 3's show this mark was struck at Paris 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> Same day Paris transit 'Paris 3 60 12 FEVR 58' and 'PARIS A BORDEAUX 10 A 12 FEVR 58' applied which is a marking of the Paris to Bordeaux T P O transit backstamp night train circular center February 13 Bordeaux arrival backstamp 'BORDEAUX 32 13 FEVR 58' applied 1858 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 1858 postmarks |