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1873, March 5. Envelope (roughly opened at top) with contents from St. Petersburg to Capetown via London, bearing two pairs and two singles of 1866 10 k. tied by St. Petersburg cds's, alongside red crayon ''6 3/4'' silbergrossen credited to Prussia and other rate notations with ''1/-'' steamship fee to Cape of Good Hope and ''1'' d. fee on delivery. The letter was written in ''St. Petersburg Winter Palace'' by N. Schilling, an adviser to the Grand Duke Alexis, fourth son of Czar Alexander II, including interesting content: His Highness has just begun his voyage from the east shore of Asia by land, and will not arrive here before the month of July''. An extraordinary destination, unique before U.P.U. An exceedingly desirable showpiece. Mi. 22x.
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