Lot no. 515

24 October. Last day of the Provisional Government – the Bolshevik seizure of power in Petrograd began during the night of 24 – 25 October. Money letter for 500 roubles sent from Petrograd 2nd Exspeditsia to Stockholm, received there 13 November [New Style]. The franking includes the 1 rouble imperforate, only recently released in Petrograd – perhaps as late as the beginning of October