Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2044
Sinkiang
Russian Post Office
Kashgar
1918 (29 May) large insured (for 500 roubles) envelope to Tientsin bearing 20k. (2), 25k. (4) and imperf. 1r. (5) tied by good strikes of the type Ka-2b c.d.s. with another strike alongside; the address is in Chinese and Russian. The reverse bears the despatch c.d.s. (14.6) and five large red wax seals. A good franking. The rate is 6r.40. Photo
Sold for
HK$13,000