Lot 20096 – 1904 Registered cover from CHEFOO, China, to Her I

1904 Registered cover from CHEFOO, China, to Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Marie Feodorovna, sent by Dr Balashev, Head of the Russian Red Cross in the Far East and Surgeon-General of the Russian Army, franked 20k and 1k ‘Kitai’ tied CHEFOO Type 2 8 Aug. 1904 ds’s, printed heading and sealing wafer on reverse reading: REPRESENTATIVE OF STATE EMPRESS MARIE FEODOROVNA FOR RED CROSS IN THE FAR EAST, St Petersburg Chancellery arrival backstamp. With Port Arthur under siege, Russian Red Cross Headquarters was moved across the Strait of Pohai to Chefoo.