Lot 10148 – 1906 Cover (lightly soiled) from Harbin to USA fra

1906 Cover (lightly soiled) from Harbin to USA franked 10k ‘Kitai’ cancelled oval HARBIN-265-PORT-ARTHUR ‘g’ 11 1 06 Note: ‘Kitai’ stamps were not issued to the TPO’s of the CER but were accepted when supplied by the customer. Following the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) Port Arthur and the southern half of Line 265/266 was in the hands of the Japanese and later became the South Manchuria Railway. Latest known use of the Harbin-Port Arthur canceller, introduced late in 1904