Lot 20188 – 1905 Decorative Chinese envelope and matching note
Lot 20188 – 1905 Decorative Chinese envelope and matching note
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
300 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Decorative Chinese envelope and matching notepaper used for letter to Warsaw, dateline “STATION KWANGCHENTZE 18/VIII”, endorsed “Army in the Field”. Circular violet free-frank cachet SENIOR DOCTOR 8th SAPPER BATTALION, postmarked 4th RESERVE FIELD POST OFFICE 17 7 05 (?error 17 for 18).
This cover confirms that this mobile FPO had moved to Kwangchentze, an important station of the CER between Mukden and Harbin. Auction
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