Lot 20257 – 1905 Registered cover to TSAR NICHOLAS II (“His Im
Lot 20257 – 1905 Registered cover to TSAR NICHOLAS II (“His Im
Lot 20257 – 1905 Registered cover to TSAR NICHOLAS II (“His Im
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
Price realised
350 EUR
Estimate
1’000 EUR
Auction date
mar. 2 déc. 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Registered cover to TSAR NICHOLAS II (“His Imperial Majesty Sovereign Emperor Nikolai Aleksandrovich”) at St Petersburg franked 14k on reverse tied by HEADQUARTERS FIELD POST OFFICE ‘a’ 20 4 05, then located at KUNGCHULING.
Registration label on obverse translates: FIELD POST OFFICE ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS OF THE MANCHURIAN ARMIES.
St Petersburg magenta arrival backstamp, passed same day to ST PETERSBURG CHANCELLERY OF THE POSTAL DIRECTOR, a special office for handling mail of the Imperial Court.
Illustrated “Rossica” No. 113/114 (1990), p.45, fig. 18a. Auction
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