£600 - £700
c.1850 1d Pink envelope from London to St. Petersburg paid 1/7 in cash, the stamp cancelled by red Paid "Maltese Cross" type datestamp, red oval "P" and framed "Aus England / per Aachen Franco" on the front, St. Petersburg arrival backstamp, addressees name originally inked over and since restored. Almost certainly a unique use of a 1d pink envelope to Russia, with Karl Louis Certificate (2001). Photo on Page 106.
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