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Ill. The Danish field post office Field post office 3 sent via Lubeck
Field post office 3 and canceller 221
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3"' July 1864, Entire letter sent to Aarhus with manuscript via Liibek and 6 Skilling: Sent
through field post office number three which was in Assens on the island of Fyn from 29m June
1864. Datestamped with eds Ant VIII FELTPOST No3.
The first armistice ended on 25m June and the postal route to the south was closed from this date and martial law
declared on 5th July. Despite this, the letter was forwarded to Copenhagen, taken to Lubeck by mail steamer and
then sent by ordinary mail services and the Prussian field post to Aarhus .
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I Sth July 1864, 4 Skilling Carmine, first printing, cancelled with three ring numeral 221 sent to
Kebenhavn. Datestamped with eds Ant VIII FEL TPOST No3. Field po$t office number three was
in Assens on the island of Fyn from 29m June 1864.
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