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General Category => Members Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Peter Harvey on June 19, 2020, 03:36:36 PM

Title: Cover of the Day 19 Jun 2020 - Somerset to Glasgow Via Moscow 1916
Post by: Peter Harvey on June 19, 2020, 03:36:36 PM
Tricky one this - would welcome comments.

When I first saw this my thoughts were Scottish War Hospital in Moscow - not sure why other than I have seen similar addressed from Moscow, sent under cover back to England (or carried?) and then posted one. I can think of no other reason for the card post marked WELLINGTON SOM 6 OC 16 going to Glasgow having the Russian marks - any thoughts - the Moscow date stamp is the 26th ??

Peter
Title: Re: Cover of the Day 19 Jun 2020 - Somerset to Glasgow Via Moscow 1916
Post by: Howard Weinert on June 19, 2020, 04:01:48 PM
Peter,

The address on this card is Yuryev, Livland, Russia. Censored in Petrograd (3 handstamps) and postmarked in Yuryev on 26 Oct 1916 (8 November new style). The two unreadable postmarks along the bottom are probably Petrograd (14 Oct.). Long delay in the censor's office.
Title: Re: Cover of the Day 19 Jun 2020 - Somerset to Glasgow Via Moscow 1916
Post by: Peter Harvey on June 19, 2020, 05:03:16 PM
Hi Howard,

Your reading of the address is great, I take the correction - thank you. I shall now try and find out why that addressee was in Russia.

Regards

Peter
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