Lot 20016 – 1903 Peking viewcard to Paris franked ‘Kitai’ 1 k
Lot 20016 – 1903 Peking viewcard to Paris franked ‘Kitai’ 1 k
Russia » Russia Post in China during Boxer Rebellion
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Price realised
280 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1903 Peking viewcard to Paris franked ‘Kitai’ 1 k pair and 2k tied by Russian P.O. PEKING 17 IX 1903 cds’s. Alongside large double-circle cds in red in French: BRIGADE d’OCCUPATION EN CHINE/PLACE….PEKING/LE COMMANDANT 27 IX..(14 IX Old Style)
Transit Chinese Eastern Railway POSTAL WAGON No.262 (HARBIN-MANCHULI) / 3 / 21 IX 1903. Paris arrival 21 10 03.
After the Peking Protocol (September 1901) had liquidated the Boxer Rebellion, some of the western powers retained small contingents to ensure its terms were kept. Auction
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