Lot 20360 – 1905 Stampless card from private soldier giving th
Lot 20360 – 1905 Stampless card from private soldier giving th
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
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Price realised
300 EUR
Estimate
300 EUR
Auction date
Tue 2 Dec 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1905 Stampless card from private soldier giving thanks for gift from Empress Maria Feodorovna’s charity, St Petersburg, dateline “St. Kuanchenze 20 XI 1905”. Cancelled the next day FIELD POST OFFICE No. 31 21 XI 195.
This card establishes the location of FPO No. 31 at this time (Nov 1905) at STATION KWANGCHENTZE, there being no previous record of its location after April 1905. After the Treaty of Portsmouth (Sep 1905) St. Kwangchentze (Changchun) became the southern terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway Line 265/266, the rest of the line being ceded to Japan. Auction
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