1903 (Apr 4): Cover from the Russian PO in Shanghai to Winterthur, endorsed "via Siberia", bearing Arms definitives ovpt KITAI, 1 kop. orange (2) and 7 kop. blue, three fresh adhesives with normal perf., tied by "SHANGHAI POTSHTOVA KONTORA" cds, reverse with Port Arthur transit (date slug error March 28), Moscow transit (April 16) and Winterthur arrival cds (May 2, 1903). Underfranked by one kopek, but not charged. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1917 (May 4): Prisoner of War printed envelope sent insured for five rubel from the Russian PO in Tientsin, first to Troizkosavsk, then forwarded to Beresovka Zabaikalsk Gubernia, franked on reverse with CENTS ovpt. Imperial definitives 14 k. blue & red in a horizontal pair, tied by Tientsin cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 491), sent via the Japanese PO's in Tientsin (May 18) and Changchun (May 24) with wax seal of the German-Austrian Charity Organization in Tientsin and Troitzkosavsk transit (May 19) and Beresovka arrival cds (June 9) on reverse. Attractive item. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1918 (Jan 8): Prisoner of War printed envelope sent insured for 1'500 rubels from the Russian PO in Tientsin to Chita, franked on reverse with CENTS ovpt. Imperial definitives 3 k. red, 4 k. red, 10 k. blue, 15 k. mauve & blue and pair of 50 k. violet & green, all tied by Tientsin cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 491), sent via the Japanese PO's in Tientsin (Jan 22) and Changchun (Jan 25) with wax seal of the German-Austrian Charity Organization in Tientsin and Chita arrival cds (Jan 16) in violet on reverse. Attractive item. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Russian PO's in China 1902/10: Lot 14 covers and postcards, incl. 1902 registered cover from Shanghai to Germany with a philatelic six colour franking and a rare combination of R-handstamp in violet and 3-label in an early UPU-style, 1903 registered cover with a comparable franking from the Russian PO in Peking to France with a combination of 'dotted R' handstamp 3-label in an early UPU-style, the stamps tied by type 6 cds which replaced the obliterator lost during the Boxer Rebellion, interesting destinations such as Alexandria in Egypt from Shanghai. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image)

1915/18: Group of six items from the Russian PO's in Tientsin, Peking and Shanghai, incl. three postcards, two of them announcing money transfers to POW's, one with relatively rare Russian Tien-Tsin censorship handstamp, registered covers from Shanghai to Copenhagen and Peking to Stockholm, franked with KITAI or CENTS optd. Imperial definitives. An interesting group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1916/18: Selection of four Prisoner of War printed envelopes sent insured from the Russian PO in Tientsin to Troizkosavsk, Kolyvan Tomsk Gub. and Kransoyarsk, franked on reverse with different combinations of CENTS optd. Imperial definitives, tied by Tientsin cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 491), two of them sent via the Japanese PO's in Tientsin and Changchun with wax seals of the German-Austrian Charity Organization in Tientsin and arrival cds's on reverse. An interesting group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)