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I.A.4 Russian Ship Lines plying Persian ports TPO

Baku - Mechedisser Line. Insured Money Letter
A proof that the TPOs could handle registered and money order mail though both extremely rare
The only Insured oney-Ieuer recordea on sea me11 bel\\een Per<;1a and Rll'>'>ICI On the -c&\11" line in 913
F'rom the Pers ian Customs tJ Ber!in Probab1_y prepared at the Sh1pp1ng Agenn at \kched ser CanceLed by ships PO

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Rate: Insured for 200 ro 1 'J.es 54 (2x7k l Sk & 25k)
Route· From Vec'ied <;-;er Persian port) on steamship .9 9 13 {Julian) sent via Baku to Berlin 1 3 10 13
Label· 8aKu Post-Te.egraph Office \\llh -o· tDenzhnoe =monetary) added by hand
Value of c ontents m French currency 533 trancs, 33 centimes, in blue crayon

A weekly service operated by a
single ship of the C&M Co u s ing
the same canceller for the both
directions. F'ore1gn-bound mail
from Persian pons was taken
back to Baku

Enla rged view of wax <>ea!
Monogra m of Pers ian Customs
Scan of back. Ca 75%. Ex. Casey (A/ D = Ad m in i<; trauon Douane<;'