Lot 20076 – 1904 Chinese red-band cover to England from an Eng

1904 Chinese red-band cover to England from an English war Correspondent with the Russian Army in Manchuria franked on reverse two 3k and one 14k to pay the registered rate tied by HEADQUARTERS FIELD TELEGRAPH BRANCH 22 5 04, rectangular censorship cachet: PERMITTED/COLONEL…with number and signature and official seal of FIELD STAFF OF VICEROY IN THE FAR EAST both in violet alongside, registration label on obverse: FIELD POST OFFICE ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS. Censorship of despatches from foreign war correspondents was under the orders of the Viceroy. In May 1904 Russian G.H.Q. was situated at Lyaoyang. The Viceroy’s Field H.Q. was then at Mukden.