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RUSSIA Russian Offices in China continued...

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1141

1902 (13 May) Japanese postcard franked with 1k and 3k Kitai overprints, tied by "Chefoo Pochtowaya Kontora" departure pmk, repeated alongside, sent via Yokohama (16 May) and Nagasaki (19 May) to Oakland, USA, framed Paquebot handstamp (probably applied in Nagasaki), various due markings, including "to Collect 1 cent", with postage due stamp added on arrival (June 6) (Image)

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1142

1903 (26 Nov) red illustrated cover to Italy, franked on back with pair of 10k Kitai overprints, tied by "Inkou 1 Polev. Tel. Ot Priam.Okr." (Inkou Field Telegraph Branch Priamur District) cds, with corresponding Registry label, sent via Tientsin, with Registry handstamp on front, handstamped in Cyrillic "Registered via Siberia", with Tientsin and Newchong transit pmks, also Torino and Cuineo arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and scarce double registered cover to uncommon destination (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1143

1903 (8 Oct) large registered cover (return address "Roland Pehan Railway, China") franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 5k, 7k and 10k Kitai overprints, paying 28k from HANKOU to Tournai, Belgium, tied by "Hankou Pocht. Kont." strikes in blue, repeated on back, showing clear registration handstamp, Field Post Office No.17 (Priamur) and Pochtowyj Wagon 2 (Postal Car) 21.X.03 transits, with six Belgian arrival and forwarding markings, intact wax seals on back, fine and impressive cover, with Holcombe certificate, ex-Liphschutz (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1144

1906 (31 Oct) cover franked with 7k Kitai overprinted adhesive, tied by "Chifu Pochtw. Kontora" cds, repeated alongside, addressed to Vladivostok, with arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine cover from Chefoo (Image)

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction

1145

1907 (23 Mar) 3k stationery card, franked with 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k, 5k and 7k, all overprinted Kitai, canceled Chefoo (Tchilingirian & Stephen & Stephen type 3A), addressed to German Consulate Ming-Hai, fine (Image)

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction

1146

1917 (24 Nov) pre-printed Red Cross Service des Prisonniers de Guerre, Red Cross card (in German and Russian), confirming transfer of 800r from the German and Austro-Hungarian Help Committee for the Prisoners of War, franked with 1c and 2c surcharges, tied by Tientsin Russian Post cds, with framed Censor handstamp in Cyrillic (Examined by Military Censor in Tientsin) alongside, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

RUSSIA Russian Offices in China - Harbin

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1147

1903 (17 July) registered cover (opened for display) from Harbin to Gnesen, Germany (today Gniezno, Poland), franked on back with Russian 2k, and two each 3k and 7k, paying 22k, tied by "Harbin 5 Pocht. Tel. Kont", Roman Numerals "VII" inverted, fine, with Moscow transit and arrival pmks (Image) (image 1147a)

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1148

1907 (16 Nov) registered cover headed "American Consulate Harbin", sent from Harbin to Oswego City, franked with unoverprinted Russian 2k and 4x7k, paying 30k, tied by Harbin departure cds, with Cyrillic Registry Label "Harbin centralnoj" (Harbin Central), intact U.S. "Consulate General Mukden China" wax seal, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine (Image)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1149

1919 (9 May) cover franked with unoverprinted Russian 15k, two imperf. pairs of 5k, used in combination with 35k on 2k (Siberia), paying 70k from Harbin to Los Angeles, with I.J.P.O. Changchun (Manchuria) and Kobe, Japan transit markings, both on front, fine cover, ex-Robbins (Image)

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1150

1919 (2 Dec) cover franked with unoverprinted Russian 35k and imperf. 70k, used in combination with 3x35k on 2k (Siberia), paying 2r from Harbin to San Francisco, with "Harbin-Pristan" (Harbin Pier Postal Branch) departure pmks, with I.J.P.O. Changchun (Manchuria) transit pmk on back, cover roughly opened at top, otherwise fine (Image)

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction

RUSSIA Russian Offices in China - Manchuli

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1151

1910 (23 Oct) picture postcard franked with 3k ordinary Russian adhesive, canceled "Manchuria Pocht. Kont.", used locally in Manchuli ("Dear Mom"), with Manchuria arrival cds, fine and scarce local usage, showing Manchuria departure and arrival markings, ex-Casey (Image)

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1152

1914 (20 May) registered commercial cover from the firm of San-Ho-Shin (bilingual pre-printed address in Chinese and Cyrillic "Sale of various Candies"), Station Manchuria, with Cyrillic "Manchuria Pochtowaya Kontora" Registry label, franked on back with Russian 15k and 20k, paying 35k and tied by two strikes of Manchuria Pocht. Kont. cds, addressed to Chita, arriving two days later, fine usage from Manchuli (Image) (image 1152a)

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1153

1916 (31 Nov) printed card informing Austrian Prisoner of War of parcel arrival, franked with 3k Kitai overprinted adhesive, canceled Tientsin, with bold censor marking of Manchuli in violet, fine (Image) (image 1153a)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1154

1917 (4 June) picture postcard (Zabaikal. Railroad) with 3k imperf. adhesive, canceled "Manchuria" and sent from Manchuli to Prechistov (21.6.17), v.f. (Image)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

RUSSIA Russian Offices in China - Port Arthur

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1155

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)

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1156

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) (image 1156a)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

1157

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)

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

RUSSIA Chinese Eastern Railway

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1158

1904 (29 Dec) picture postcard ("Troika") franked with 3k red, sent to Novocherkassk, with bold oval "Port-Arthur-266-Harbin" dated strike and arrival pmk 12.01.1905 below, v.f., scarce (Image)

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1159

1905 (28 Oct) unfranked postcard to Empress Maria Fedorovna in Anichkov Palace (such mail was post free), with oval "Port Arthur-266-Harbin" dated strike and St. Petersburg City post arrival (15.11.1905). By this time, Port Arthur has fallen to the Japanese and the line was moved further north, ex-Casey (Image)

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1160

1907 (22 Oct) picture postcard (Peking) from MUKDEN, franked with 4c Chinese Imperial Post Coiling Dragon, tied by "Shen-Yang-Mukden" pmk, repeated alongside, forwarded via Chinese Eastern Railway, with Russian 3k red canceled by Pochtowyj Wagon (Postal Car) No.266 (11.X.1907), sent to Germany, with "T" handstamp (Chinese postage was not valid for international use at that time and postage due was raised), endorsed "Via Siberia", with Charlottenburg arrival, fine and rare usage from Mukden, with Chinese franking, via the Russian post office, ex-Casey (Image) (image 1160a)

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction