Lot 10063 – HARBIN: 1920 10k “KITAI” Postal stationery envelop

HARBIN: 1920 10k “KITAI” Postal stationery envelope uprated with 3c on 4k vert. pair (lower showing “wide C” variety) and 4c on 4k “Harbin surcharges,” all tied by single Harbin 16.11.20 cds (T&S type 4G), sent to Station Hailar (Chinese Eastern Railway line 261/262), with Station Bukhedu transit on the same line, opened for display, fine Note: Owing to depreciation of the Rouble following the Russian Revolution, stocks of Russian stamps at the Harbin office were surcharged locally in Chinese currency. The work was done at the Printing Works of the Russian Cathedral in Harbin.