Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

G.B. 1d Black Cover. 1840 (June 11) Entire letter written by Count Davidoff in St. Petersburg, addressed to Edinburgh, posted at Gravesend franked by a 1d black, IG plate 2, four margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. A rare use of a 1d black on a letter from overseas, undoubtedly one of the earliest Russian letters to bear a postage stamp. Photo on Page 206.
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