1898 (24 Dec) cover from Port Arthur to Jersey City, N.J., franked with unoverprinted Russian 1k, 2k, 3k and 4k, paying 10k, with clear departure ("Port Arthur Pochtow. Kont.") cds, Yokohama and Nagasaki, Japan transits, with "New York Paid All" and Jersey City arrival (Feb 7, 99) on back, fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1901 (13 Apr) money letter sent from Port Arthur to Odessa, with the wax seal of the Port Arthur post office and insurance handstamp "Port Arthur No." (The letter contained one ruble to be transmitted to a Russian monastery on Mt. Athos, where it arrived on 11 June. Sent by Vladimir Andreyevich Andreyev, a doctor on the Russian armored cruiser "Rossiya", which was part of the squadron sent to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. Andreyev entered the Navy in 1899 and served as a doctor on various ships before being assigned to the General Directorate of Shipbuilding. He became an expert on the hygienic design of heating, ventilation, and food and water supply systems on warships). Illustrated in "Forces Postal History Society Journal" No.326 (Image)

Est.US$250

1902 (24 June) 4k stationery card sent from Port Arthur to Shanghai, with clear departure ("Port Arthur Pochtow. Kont."), sent via Chinese and Russian Post Offices in Chefoo, with Shanghai Local Post July arrival in blue (Image)

Est.US$150