File:Gallows letter Germany 1638 (detail).jpg

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English: Gallows letter (detail of the address side), Germany, 1638, sent from Acken (= Aken near Köthen) to Calbe / Zerbst, a note in Latin "Cito, cito, cito" (Haste, haste, haste) in the lower left corner and a gallows mark.
Русский: "Висельное" письмо (адресная сторона), деталь, Германия, 1638 г. Отправлено из Акена в Калбе, пометка на латинском языке "Cito, cito, cito" (быстро, быстро, быстро) в нижнем левом углу и пометка "виселица".
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