Lot 20368 – 1905-06 Two insured money-letters to Moscow, each

1905-06 Two insured money-letters to Moscow, each franked 4k and 35k, handstruck registration cachet MANCHZHURIYA (MANCHULI). Central wax seal and cancellation: 29th RESERVE FIELD POST OFFICE, latter dated 7 II 05 and 15 3 06. Corner seals with inscription: ABAGAITUI FIELD POST-TELEGRAPH OFFICE/TRANSBAIKAL DISTRICT. These corner seals suggest that RFPO 29 was formerly located at ABAGAITUI, where a Halt of the Chinese Eastern Railway was situated near Manchuli and the Siberian (Transbaikal) border. No previous evidence of a Russian FPO at Abagaitui.