Lot 20118 – 1904 Cover from Russo-Chinese Bank in Port Arthur

1904 Cover from Russo-Chinese Bank in Port Arthur to Azov-Don Commercial Bank in St. Petersburg, cancelled at PORT ARTHUR P.O. with Type 7G cds dated 30 IX 1904 but onward transmission impossible while communications cut off by Japanese siege. Seized by Japanese when Port Arthur surrendered in January 1905 and returned to Russia in 1906. Delivered 11 IX 1906, almost two years after date of posting. Delay explained on attached yellow label .