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1864 ÄBO TO
MEDVEDEVO, RUSSIA
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NOTES: (#4 1860 ISSUE) 10 KOPEK RED ON POSTAL STATIONARY.
TYPE I WITH 7 STARS AND DIAGONAL LAID PAPER -
BLACK SMALL CIRCLE ÄBO
AND PEN
CANCEL - 23 APRIL 1862 - B/S RED WAX SEAL.
NICE MILITARY COVER TO A SMALL OUTPOST OVER 1000 MILES TO THE EAST. NO
CONTENTS.
ADDRESS PANEL READS:
To: His Honor (used for highly ranked military titles as "His Highness"
when talking about a king)
Bengt Abgustovich (middle name) Krok the 2nd
Commander of Reserve Army
Battalion (literally "shooters"), Sir Colonel
to: Novgorod Region
the village Medvedevo
[Anya Kuznetsova - translation]
now Medvedevo, Republic of Mari El, Russian Federation
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