Page 85 - Russo-Persian Postal Relations

II. 1914 - 18 Mail route affected by war situation Mail to and from
WWI. Entente against Persia via Russia
Central Powers Via Archangelsk
The normal transit roads via Russia, and Germany, etc was cut off and the mail had to be diverted via Scandinavia and
or via the orts at north western Russia such as Murmansk and Archan elsk at the Barents Sea
This UPU parcel document with pre-printed addresses of the sender in Meched, the receiver, the well-known company
E.D. Sassoon of London, and not the least the acheminement, the route, VIA ERKENGEL, mer Blanche
However, for unknown reasons the parcel got lost along the route and the postal authorities
paid out an indemnity as per the hand written information in Persian on the back
"For the Colis Postal which was lost on the route of Badjgiran, a value of 300 Krans was paid by the Post office."

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Parcel sent from Meched via an agent in Badjguiran, a small town. The agent arranged for the forwarding of the parcel to
abroad as customary. Badjguiran was only a few kilomers away. Cancelled there 12 IV 16. A private hand
stamp across the adhesives 23 MARS 1916 applied probably by the sender
The text in m/s, 30% reduction, written at the back