Lot 20306 – 1905 Postcard to SHANGHAI, China, from VLADIVOSTOK

1905 Postcard to SHANGHAI, China, from VLADIVOSTOK RAILWAY STATION 2 8 05, endorsed “VIA KYAKHTA” (on Siberian/Mongolian border). Received HEAD FIELD POST OFFICE (HARBIN) b, Manchuria 13 8 05 where circular cachet applied in violet: GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AT REAR OF MANCHURIAN ARMY/CENSOR. Received Russian P.O. SHANGHAI 17 9 05 (Old Style) and passed to SHANGHAI LOCAL POST for delivery same day (30 9 05 New Style). The Japanese Blockade of Vladivostok prevented the normal sea route to Shanghai and necessitated the long overland route through Manchuria, Siberia and Mongolia.