Russian P.O. in China
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Lot# : 1723 Russian P.O. in China
1899 (March 21): Imperial Russian stationery lettercard 7 kop. with add. definitive 3 kop. carmine, cancelled with cds of Russian P.O. in Shanghai (Tchilinghirian fig. 493), sent with French vessel LIGNE N PAQ. FR. N° 8 21 MARS 99 via Colombo (April 6) to Kotagala in Central Ceylon (April 7). Fine destination.Starting bid : 450 CHFHammer price : 450 CHFLot# : 1724 Russian P.O. in China
1910: 2 k. green Imperial definitives with 'KITAI' overprints (8 and one pair), tied by 'SHANGHAI RUSSIAN POST a 8.1.10' cds's to registered cover, sent to Manchester with rare black 'Changhai' registration label alongside, London registration transit and Manchester arrival (Jan 25) cds's on reverse. Only two covers with this unusual label in the Dr. Casey collection.
Provenance: Dr. Casey collection, Feldman, Geneva (April 2012), lot 20063.Starting bid : 700 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 1725 Russian P.O. in China
1918: 1 r. on wove paper overprinted KITAI, perforated 12.5, cancelled SHANGHAI ZAGRANICH P. KONT 14 10 18. The basic stamp is Mi 77C for Russia; the overprint on this stamp is very rare. Old signature, punch hole repair from use on formular card, short corner, much undercatalogued.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 1726 Russian P.O. in China
Russia in Mongolia 1897 (Nov 24): Imperial Arms definitives 3 kop. red (2) and 4 kop. rose (2), tied by cross-type cds's of Urga (Tchilinghirian fig. 443) to native double-weight 'red-band' cover with third strike alongside, opened on three sides. First-year use of this postmark.Starting bid : 700 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 1727 Russian P.O. in China
Russia in Mongolia 1904 (Aug 3): Imperial Arms definitives 1 kop. orange (2, partially oxidized color) and 5 kop. violet, tied by faint cross-type cds's of Urga in violet color (Tchilinghirian fig. 443) to native 'red-band' cover, sent to Kalgan. Signed Holcombe.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 320 CHFLot# : 1728 Russian P.O. in China
Russia in Sinkiang 1916 (Oct 10): Imperial Arms definitives 10 kop. blue (3), each tied by bridge-type KASHGAR KIT. VLAD. (Kashgar Chinese Possessions) serial number 'b' cds's (Tchilinghirian fig. 424) to native 'red-band' cover, sent to Tientsin in China proper, registration label and violet Tientsin censor mark adjacent with Russian and Chinese Tientsin arrival cds. Signed Holcombe.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 1,300 CHF
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