tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702294928145374276.post7031417433578886506..comments2024-01-03T12:22:42.314-08:00Comments on Trevor Pateman's Philately Blog: "Na Parokhod" - By Steamshiptrevor patemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01843120497490896242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702294928145374276.post-75945905242066880282012-04-16T14:43:16.015-07:002012-04-16T14:43:16.015-07:00This is indeed an interesting cover.
I have seen...This is indeed an interesting cover. <br /><br />I have seen quite a few covers from St Petersburg adressed to different parts of Western Europe from the 1820s and 1830s.<br /><br />Usually, the Ship Mail letters are following the Luebeck-Hamburg line and, later in the 1840s, the Stettin line.<br /><br />The inscriptions can be in the vain of "Via Hamburg" or "via Steamer ... " (in English, for letters to London for example).<br /><br />It is also sometimes possible to see the name of the forwarding agent written on the folded part.<br /><br />From what I see from the scan, there is no mention of a forwarded agent, or anything that could confirm that this letter REALLY travelled via ship mail. <br /><br />What makes me raise an eyebrow is the Berlin transit mark. There was no logic for a cover supposed to arrive at Luebeck to be re-directed in Berlin (opposite way) ... unless it travelled on dry ground - making a halt in Berlin on its final way. Maybe the red "PP" could explain something?<br /><br />I would be interested to know if a more knwoledgeable reader has the answer.<br /><br />Thank you, Mr Pateman, for posting it!Maxime Citernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230067630503866787noreply@blogger.com