Lot 10138 – 1905 Stampless soldier’s cover to Riga endorsed “F
Lot 10138 – 1905 Stampless soldier’s cover to Riga endorsed “F
Lot 10138 – 1905 Stampless soldier’s cover to Riga endorsed “F
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Price realised
850 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Stampless soldier’s cover to Riga endorsed “From the Active 45th Artillery Brigade”, on reverse violet free-frank cachet of 2nd DIVISION 45th ARTILLERY BRIGADE, cancelled on TPO during Russo-Japanese War PORT-ARTHUR -266-HARBIN ‘v’ 17 1 05, good strike
Note: This canceller was in use throughout 1905, though the southern terminus of Line 265/266, Port Arthur, had fallen to the Japanese and was later moved northwards to Kwangchentze 1905年由「現役第45炮兵旅」没郵票封寄Riga，背銷紫色免資「第2分隊第45炮兵旅」印，此蓋於火車郵局旅大-266-哈爾濱’v’17.1.05，正值日俄戰爭。備註：此戳沿用於1905年的南部265/266線，後因戰敗給日本，將遷往近北之kwangchentze。
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