Lot 10117 – 1904 Cover to France franked 10k (defective) and p

1904 Cover to France franked 10k (defective) and placed on POSTAL WAGON No. 265 (2) (HARBIN-PORT ARTHUR) 12 1 04, proceeded in the wrong direction and transferred same day to POSTAL WAGON No. 266 (1) (PORT ARTHUR-HARBIN), transferred 14 1 04 to Line 262 (HARBIN-MANCHULI) to connect with Trans-Siberian Railway but canceller of POSTAL WAGON No. 261 (MANCHULI-HARBIN) applied in error NOTE: Postal wagons of the CER carried a pair of numbered date-stamps to give a distinctive cancellation for each direction of the Line, but not infrequently the wrong one was applied