Lot 10138 – 1905 Stampless soldier’s cover to Riga endorsed “F

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