Lot 20007 – 1900 Registered wrapper from Finland to PEKING via
Lot 20007 – 1900 Registered wrapper from Finland to PEKING via
Lot 20007 – 1900 Registered wrapper from Finland to PEKING via
Russia » Russia Post in China during Boxer Rebellion
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Price realised
5’000 EUR
Estimate
800 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1900 Registered wrapper from Finland to PEKING via St Petersburg and Vladivostok, showing two types of PEKING EMERGENCY CANCELLER improvised during siege of the Legations. Held at Vladivostok until siege lifted; first type (Type9) struck in violet on arrival of first incoming Russian mail 18 VIII, second type (Type 5) struck in black on return to sender 11 XII 1900.
Illustrated “London Philatelist” No. 1151-52 (1988), p.190. Auction
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