Lot 10244 – 1919 Registered cover to Switzerland franked block

1919 Registered cover to Switzerland franked block of 4 35k on 2k Arms issue surcharged by Siberian Government of Admiral Kolchak, tied by HARBIN WHARF / STATION OF CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY 19 6 19 cds’s, violet Yokohama transit cds and Clarens arrival backstamp, matching reg’n labels in Cyrillic and Latin as required by U.P.U., fine rarity Note: In 1919 communication with European Russia was severed by civil war and stamps for use in Manchuria were obtained from Siberia and elsewhere. For the same reason mail for Europe was routed via Japan and the USA.