Lot 10214 – 1914 Registered cover to London with bi-lingual co

1914 Registered cover to London with bi-lingual company imprint at top franked Arms 3k pair + 7k pair tied oval MANCHULI RAILWAY STATION ‘a’ 17 6 14, arrival on reverse, ‘Z’ registration label reading MANCHULI/RAILWAY POSTAL BRANCH, ZAKAZNOE (registered) in red handstamp alongside partly overlapped by London reg’n label, on reverse 2-line red handstamp: VYNUTO IZ’ YASCHIKA (Taken out of the (mail) box), fine Note: From 1872 fully franked registered letters could be dropped into a mail-box instead of being taken to a post office. No previous record of such occurrence at Manchuli station.