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Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2003

Sinkiang
Russian Post Office
Kuldja
1897 (23 Dec.) red band cover registered to Tientsin bearing, on the reverse, Arms 1k. and 20k. tied by type K4 c.d.s. with further strikes alongside and the despatch c.d.s. (24.12) on front, a good strike of "troitskosavsk 1" transit c.d.s. (31.1) and bearing a good strike of Min Chu marking carrying this cover from Peking to Tientsin; the cover flap is missing, otherwise fine and paying double rate plus registration. Attractive. Photo

Sold for
HK$180,000