Bidspirit auction | Pre-philately. Portugal. FWA. Letter from

Pre-philately. Portugal. FWA. Letter from St. Petersburg, 7.3.1853, sent by London, to be forwarded to Lisbon. Departure mark 7 March S. PETERSBURG / 7 Mar 1853 ”franc” to London 21.3 with postage 1/9, transit mark KOELN /VERVIERS 26.3, sent by France to Lisbon, where it reached 11.4, paying postage of 490 reis, and 20 additional reis of the ”Ley de 20/4”. It has the mark P, inside a circle, struck in red, applied to the GPO of London. Rare ”P” mark, attributed to Portugal. Ex- Viegas.