Lot 20021 – 1901 Tientsin viewcard used from Mukden franked Ru

1901 Tientsin viewcard used from Mukden franked Russia 1k + 3k cancelled No 11 FIELD POST OFFICE /+/ PRIAMUR DISTRICT 3 VI 1901 cds in blue, transit Russian P.O. in Chefoo where encircled ‘T’ applied, both in violet, onto Shanghai, Hong Kong and to France where redirected internally. The card was treated as underpaid because at this date cards with messages were charged letter rate. This rule was commonly ignored. Another example of No. 11 FPO (Mukden) has been reported (Casey, 2004, BJRP no. 91, p.49) in red.