'AUS RUSSLAND / EIS.POST BUREAU V / 5 7' boxed 32x14mm marking on Russian mail - type RY10a. Bureau V was the German T.P.O. division centered on Breslau. This marking was used on bagged mail from South Russia which was sorted in transit to Berlin. Used on franco (paid) and porto (unpaid) letters.
European postal authorities
1861-06-28
Self-scanned