1904 (29 Dec) registered cover sent by Major General Pavel Andreyevich Shupinsky from Posyet to St. Petersburg, franked on back with 4x1k and 5x2k neatly arranged and tied by departure pmks, with handstamps reading, "From the active Manchurian army, from the Commander of the 2nd brigade of the 2nd East-Siberian rifle division, Posyet Detachment". The 2nd East-Siberian rifle division was responsible for the defense of the South-Ussuri region during the Russo-Japanese War. The Posyet detachment, which was part of this division, consisted of the 7th East-Siberian rifle regiment and support units (Image)

Est.US$150