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Danzig and its Postal History, Disinfected mail, cholera epidemic

At one station, workers disinfected the mail, endorsed it and turned it over to Dr. Peters to be checked and counter-signed.

Different handwriting 'Desinficiert' but signature of Dr. Peters.
October 26. 1831. Danzig to Neukirch (near Marienburg), local mail with arrival cachet number 1. October 29. 1831.