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1714, May 5. Entire letter from St. Petersburg to Lübeck via Riga and Hamburg, with manuscript on top flap ''Riga 9 Mai A° 1714'' and postmaster's signature ''A. Schwartz''. The St. Petersburg-Riga ''German Post'' began operating on February 24, 1714; the mail was sent twice a week and were on the road ca. four days. 1714 was a turning point in the history of Russian post, when the first Government P.O. of Russia was set up in St. Petersburg, and then a regular postal traffic on Moscow and Riga highways was established. A rare entire in the early times of this new postal system. Very fine red wax seal on reverse. Signed Mikulski.
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