Lot 10003 – TALIENWAN (II Casey): 1901 Stationery card to Pola

TALIENWAN (II Casey): 1901 Stationery card to Pola franked 7k (3k excess) tied Russian TALIENWAN/POST OFFICE 13 III (old style = 26 III new style) year omitted, transit cancels of Port Arthur (14 III 1901, Chefoo 16 III 01 (old style) and Chinese P.O. same day (29 Mar 01 new style), Russian and Chinese P.O.’s Shanghai 2 Apr 01, then put on French ship Ligne ‘N’ paquebot no 7 (s.s.ERNSIMONS) 4 Apr 01, arriving Pola 3 5 01, card with dateline in German “Bay of Talienwan” (near Port Arthur), message begins: “A large town is being built here as the terminal station of the Trans-Siberian Railway: Dalny”, very fine and rare Illustrated B.J.R.P. 89 (2003) p. 19