Lot 10151 – 1908 Cover to London franked initially with China
Lot 10151 – 1908 Cover to London franked initially with China
Russia » Russia Post in China – Chinese Eastern Railway
Prix réalisé
4’800 EUR
Estimation
1’500 EUR
Date de vente
Fri 13 Dec 2013 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1908 Cover to London franked initially with China 2c dragon to pay postage from WAN-FU-CHUANG, Fengtien Province (Manchuria) to CHANGCHUN (Russian KWANGCHENTZE) where pair of 5k Russian stamps applied on reverse, cancelled in dark green POSTAL WAGON No 266 (KWANGCHENTZE-HARBIN) (7) 6 III 1908, tombstone chops also cancelling Chinese stamp and on reverse, fine and desirable combination
Note: Cover shows temporary reversion to old style circular cancellers on line 265/266 following loss of southern half of line after Russo-Japanese War and pending introduction of new oval cancellers with revised inscription 1908年實寄封寄倫敦, 貼蟠龍2分票, 銷’海天海龍府’石碑戳, 奉天至長春, 背貼5戈比票, 銷深綠色’郵政火車第2666 III 1908戳, 另銷石碑戳於旁。
備註:此封的 265/266 線戳為暫時修補的舊款式, 因日俄戰事, 部份南部路線被割讓, 新款式戳暫為押後。
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