Lot 6083
Transit letter partly prepaid double rate letter dated St Petersburg (Russia) April 2nd and March 21st 1821 and sent via Haparanda (Sweden) to London. The letter was prepaid to the Swedish border, then sent the winter route via Finland to Haparanda (transitmarked with straight line cancel HAPARANDA), further to Göteborg were is was marked with Postage due 1 Rdr 16 sk (2x 32 sk = 64 sk =1 Rdr 16 sk), from there it was conveyed via british packet transit Harwich to London. Transit letters from Russia via Haparanda are very rare.
