Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 34NY
Asia China - Ganzsachen
Sale No: 34NY
Lot No:50
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1924, 31.12.: The reply half of a 1922/23 4c red reply card uprated with 1923 2c yellow-green.The Chinese stamps were cancelled by mistake in Harbin on 16.12.1924, the date on which the entire card was sent on its outward trip. The card was then sent to Russia, where the reply message was written on 28.12.1924 and the reply portion was cancelled at the Central Station (Chita, Vokz) on the last day of 1924, and then forwarded to Harbin, Manchuria, where it was charged postage due and was struck by the RARE boxed "TAX" handstamp for the fact that the Chinese stamps had been cancelled. Certificates Holcombe (1996) and RPSL (2007). (Image)