Obverse
Printed text in black in Russian and French:
St. Pétersbourg. Gostinny Dvor.
С.-Петербургъ. Большой гостинный дворъ.
In the lower left corner:
A. K. 9.
Along the left, right, and lower edges of the postcard, handwritten text in blue ink in French.
Reverse
Printed text in black in Russian and French:
ВСЕМIРНЫЙ ПОЧТОВЫЙ СОЮЗЪ. РОССIЯ.
UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE. RUSSIE.
ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО. - CARTE POSTALE.
Along the lower edge of the postcard:
На этой сторонѣ пишется только адресъ. - Côté réservé exclusivement à l'adresse.
In the postcard field, handwritten text in blue ink in French.
In the upper right corner, a red postage stamp.
Three circular black postal stamps within the postcard field.

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