1904 Panoramic postcard of Vladivostok sent to St. Petersburg with two 7k Arms paying the registered rate, tied by “POSTAL WAGON No.264 / 7” 18.8.04 cds (Vladivostok-Harbin), with ms registration note reading “No.2 / P.V. (Postal Wagon) 264”, St. Petersburg arrival, very fine and UNIQUE registered mail posted at a TPO on the C.E.R., ex Casey Note: Mail was seldom registered on board TPOs. A handstamp was issued in 1914 for this purpose. Prior to that date only very rare handwritten markings were used. (Image)

1904 Picture postcard of a train crossing a bridge on the River Kruchin on the Transbaikal Railway, sent to Tambov with violet circular “GENERAL HEADQUARTERS 55th INFANTRY DIVISION” free-frank cachet, posted on the CER TPO with “POSTAL WAGON No. 262 / 8” 8.9.04 cds (Harbin-Manchuli line, train 8), fine, ex Casey (Image)

1905 MILITARY BASES: Picture postcard of Chinese soldiers sent to St. Petersburg with “COMMANDANT STATION HARBIN CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY” blue free-frank cachet and “HARBIN RAILWAY STATION” despatch cds (type 1), fine, ex Casey (Image)

1905 Stampless card to Volkovyshki, Suvalsk Guberniya – Poland postmarked VLADIVOSTOK ‘b’ 16 12 05 with 4-line violet cachet reading: 1st Company / of the 1st USSURI / RAILWAY / BATTALION, arrival 8 1 06, ex Casey (Image)

1913 Back of linen envelope posted to Vladivostok and franked Romanov 3k (26) cancelled HARBIN WHARF / STATION OF THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY 3 8 13, earliest date for this office as recorded in Tchilingarian and Stephen “Russia Used Abroad” Pt.5, p.436, spectacular franking, ex Casey (Image)