Auction 265th - 273rd - Day 4

1868 (Aug 28): Double rate envelope from the small village Vosniesienskij Posad to Rouen, France, bearing horizontal pair 1858 30 kop. red & green perf. 12½, tied by crisp cds's, PD in red and French entry "PRUSSEE ERQUELINES 10 SEPT. 68" cds in blue alongside. The obverse shows Prussian "f 5½" (sgr.) weiterfranko in red crayon. Reverse with Moscow transit (Aug 31) and Rouen arrival cds's. An appealing cover, a very late usage of the third issue from this small village.