Lot 10111 – HANKOW: 1903 Postcard from the Wesleyan Mission to

HANKOW: 1903 Postcard from the Wesleyan Mission to England with China 2c Dragon pair tied by boxed local cancel, sent to Shanghai where it was transferred to the Russian P.O. and franked with “KITAI” 2k pair tied by Shanghai cds (T&S type 1), Moscow bs, fine Note: Although a Russian P.O.had existed at Hankow since 1896, it was frequently by-passed in preference to the Chinese P.O., which had a quicker service down the River Yangtze to Shanghai.