VILNIUS UNDER THE RUSSIAN CZARS


DOUBLE-RING-POSTMARKS


From 1903 double-ring-postmarks are used: circular nr. 9 of 3 February 1903 introduced the double-ring-postmarks. The old postmarks are replaced when they are worn out. Also a detailed description is given of the new postmarks.
The postmarks consist of two rings, with the name of place in between. Day-month-year now stood on one line (in the year "19" has been omitted. There came two sorts of postmarks: bigger for the mail and smaller for receipts.

Below an arrival-postmark of Vilnius from 1910 on a postcard (P17) from Telsi=Telsiai in north-west Lithuania.
Telsiai
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Wielesiski
Postal item (P21) from(Wilna) to Wielesiski (1913) with double-ring-postmark.
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