Lot 52786 – 1920 South Manchurian Railway and Yamato Hotel ill

1920 South Manchurian Railway and Yamato Hotel illustrated envelope registered from Harbin 22 2 20 to Hankow, prepayment of postage in cash as the Harbin post office had run out of postage stamps due to civil war conditions, denoted by violet cachet on reverse: “FEE COLLECTED IN / AMOUNT OF RUB…KOP… / POST & TELEGRAPH CLERK” with ms fee “4(R)” and signed, with Harbin reg’d label and cds, Hankow arrival, very fine and attractive, ex Casey