File:Riga 1824 Dob 40 4.01 to Narva.jpg

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English: Russian Latvia official stampless folded complete letter to Narva. 'Рига RIGA 1824 June 17' bi-lingual double circule cancel. Addressee Charles Sutthoff & Co., Lloyd's agent in Narva.
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  • June 17 (Julian) 1824 letter posted at Riga. 'Рига RIGA 1824 June 17' postmark applied;
Black double ring postmark - Dobin: 40 type 4.01 (EKT). Applied by the office for accepting and dispatch of foreign correspondence. Dobin mentions this postmark was used between 1831-1842, Rarity 4, proof it was used 7 years earlier.[1]
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  1. ↑ Dobin, Manfred (2004) From the history of the Saint-Petersburg post, St. Petersburg: Standard Kollektion, p. 291, 303

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