Lot 52785 – HARBIN WHARF: 1917 Double weight registered cover
Lot 52785 – HARBIN WHARF: 1917 Double weight registered cover
Russia » Russia Post in China – Manchuria
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Price realised
1’700 EUR
Estimate
1’500 EUR
Auction date
Sat 6 Dec 2014 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
HARBIN WHARF: 1917 Double weight registered cover to Switzerland franked two 20k tied by HARBIN WHARF ‘zh’ 7 10 17 cds (= 20 10 17 new style), 2 registration labels alongside (1 in Latin as required by UPU regulations), opened and resealed by Military Censor in Petrograd (sealing slip partly lifted), Lausanne arrival backstamp of 4 1 18 reflecting delay in censor’s office and difficulty of wartime communications, fine, ex Casey 哈爾濱碼頭：1917年雙倍重量掛號封寄瑞士，貼兩枚20戈比票，銷「哈爾濱碼頭’zh’/ 7.10.17戳(= 20.10.17新款式)，2枚掛號標籤，其1枚按照郵盟規範要沿用西方文字)，附彼得格勒檢查及放行軍部印，Lausanne 4.1.18到達戳，此封反映因戰時之通訊導致檢查上延遲。
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