Lot 10111 – 1903 Opened out cover to England with “KITAI” 3k a
Lot 10111 – 1903 Opened out cover to England with “KITAI” 3k a
Lot 10111 – 1903 Opened out cover to England with “KITAI” 3k a
Russia » Russia Post in China – Chinese Eastern Railway
Price realised
160 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1903 Opened out cover to England with “KITAI” 3k and 7k tied by Chefoo 5.10.03 cds (Type 1, New Style), reverse with C.E.R. Line 262 (Harbin-Manchuli) 26.9.03 (Old Style) cds, London arrival before being forwarded to Glasgow, missing backflap and other minor faults, an interesting usage showing the usage of the Gregorian calendar for Western-bound mail and the retention of the Julian calendar on the C.E.R. 1903年貼加蓋契丹3戈比及7戈比票寄英國，銷煙台5.10.03戳「T&S 型，新款式」背銷C.E.R 262 線「哈爾濱-滿州里」26.9.03「舊款式」戳，未遞送格拉斯哥前已蓋倫敦到達戳，封口不全及有微損，這個實寄封有趣的地方是在西部邊境郵件沿用格魯吉亞日曆，但在C.E.R戳則保留西方日曆。
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