Cover: Odessa-Nice (transit Austria), 1866

Outstanding cover from the collection of Tony Speeckaert

Postal convention Russia - Austria: 13 March 1866
Franked letter Russia - Austria per 15 g. = 14 kop. of which 7 kop. or 10 Nkreuser for Austria.
Transit charges Austria: the same as a letter from Russia to Austria, i.e. 10 Nkr. (7 kop.) per 15 g.
(1¼ Russian Lot -1 Lot Zollgewicht).

Postal convention Austria - France: 1 July 1869
Letters from South Russia via Austria franked or unfranked 1.00 franc per 10 g.

1871- ODESSA (Kherson) 12 January (os) red, oval ФРАНКИРОВО (Paid) - via Vienna 30 January - black A and the French TPO AUTRICHE-STRASBOURG/AMB A, 2 February to NICE (France) 4 February.

Charges -in Odessa weight 4 crossed out and replaced by 3 (lot) and the charges calculated erroneously:
-Russian postage & transit Austria = 14 kop. x 3 = 42 kop.
-French postage 14 kop. x 3 = 42 kop.
Total 84 kop.