Lot 20034 – 1903 Registered opened-out red-band cover to Novor

1903 Registered opened-out red-band cover to Novorossiisk, Russia, franked on reverse two 7k tied by HAILAR/2/FIELD POST-TELEGRAPH OFFICE TRANSBAIKAL PROVINCE 24 III 1903 cds’s. Placed 3 days on Chinese Eastern Railway POSTAL WAGON no. 262 (HARBIN-MANCHULI), thence by Trans-Siberian POSTAL WAGONS No. 260 (MANCHULI-CHITA), No.242 (CHITA-IRKUTSK) and No. 198 (IRKUTSK-KRASNOYARSK). Although Hailar is situated in western Manchuria its Field Post Office was evidently run from the adjoining Siberian province of Transbaikal.