Lot 20008 – 1900 August 28th Double-rate registered cover from
Lot 20008 – 1900 August 28th Double-rate registered cover from
Russia » Russia Post in China during Boxer Rebellion
Price realised
38’000 EUR
Estimate
40’000 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1900 August 28th Double-rate registered cover from Peking to Nikolsk-Ussuriusky (Siberia) franked vertical strip of three 7k overprinted ‘KITAI’ tied by 2 strikes of the PEKING Emergency Canceller with a further strike alongside, this with a manuscript date (old style dating), this canceller (Type 9) is usually found as an arrival mark or on stampless army mail, provisional registration label alongside, cover creases not affecting adhesives, a major rarity and one of the highlights of the Simon Wiesenthal Collection Auction
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