Lot 20199 – 1905 Card to a girls’ school in St Petersburg givi
Lot 20199 – 1905 Card to a girls’ school in St Petersburg givi
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
150 EUR
Auction date
mar. 2 déc. 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Card to a girls’ school in St Petersburg giving thanks for gifts, sent by cavalrymen serving with the 2nd SQUADRON OF 52nd DRAGOON (NEZHIN) REGIMENT, violet circular free-frank cachet of sender’s unit in top right corner with FIELD POST OFFICE/2/17th ARMY CORPS 27 1 05 cds and St Petersburg 8 2 05 arrival alongside.
As part of the 17th Army Corps, the Nezhin Dragoons were in action under Lt.-General Volkhov during the Battle of Sha-Ho (Oct. 1904). Auction
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