Lot 60694 – 1916 Large size heavy registered letter to Petrogr

1916 Large size heavy registered letter to Petrograd franked at back 1908 issue 3k (5) + 35k, totalling a 50k rate, bearing ‘KHARBIN 2.8.16’ cds (Tchil.fig.no.589), another KHARBIN marking from next day + arrival marking Petrograd in lilac at back, registered heavy weight rate letters are excessively rare from Kharbin as most of the mail were postcards and (scarcer already) single rate ordinary letters