russia post in china - Stamp Auctions

Lot 20044 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20044 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1903 Cover from bank in NEWCHANG to France franked two blocks of 10 2k tied by No. 13 FIELD POST OFFICE/1/PRIAMUR DISTRICT 11 X 1903 cds's, on reverse transit POSTAL WAGON No. 265 (2) cds, Lyon arrival, some creasing, spectacular franking

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20011 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20011 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1901 Viewcard written from 'Taku Fort, China, Pechili Province' to village of Ordynskoe, Tomsk Guberniya, Siberia, franked 4k cancelled No. 18 FIELD POST OFFICE/1/PRIAMUR DISTRICT 21 V 1901, transit Port Arthur.
The Taku Forts, controlling the Gulf of Pe-chi-li, were captured by the Allied Forces on 17June 1900 in the most decisive engagement of the Boxer campaign, a Russian Field P.O. was opened there in October 1900.
A rarity as this is is the only known commercial entire from the Russian Field P.O. in China proper, establishing the location of F.P.O. No. 18 at Taku

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20039 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20039 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1903 Chinese 1c postal stationery card uprated China 'Dragons' 1c + 2c + 10c tied by Chinese bilingual Tientsin cds's sent registered to Austria and endorsed 'via Siberia', received at YINGKOW(NEWCHANG) and passed to the Russian Field Post Telegraph Office where it was re-registered and franked Russia 'Kitai' 2k pair and 10k tied by 'No. 13 FIELD POST OFFICE PRIAMUR DISTRICT', Yingkow registration label and boxed registration cachet alongside, Innsbruck arrival

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20005 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20005 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1900 Russia 4k postal stationery card uprated with the 6 lower values of the 'Kitai' issue cancelled by red TIENTSIN Type 4X cds (25 X), this cancel was characterised by progressive deterioration in the year numerals in the date-stamp

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20034 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20034 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1903 Registered opened-out red-band cover to Novorossiisk, Russia, franked on reverse two 7k tied by HAILAR/2/FIELD POST-TELEGRAPH OFFICE TRANSBAIKAL PROVINCE 24 III 1903 cds's. Placed 3 days on Chinese Eastern Railway POSTAL WAGON no. 262 (HARBIN-MANCHULI), thence by Trans-Siberian POSTAL WAGONS No. 260 (MANCHULI-CHITA), No.242 (CHITA-IRKUTSK) and No. 198 (IRKUTSK-KRASNOYARSK).
Although Hailar is situated in western Manchuria its Field Post Office was evidently run from the adjoining Siberian province of Transbaikal.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20000 - russia post in china russia post in china - the great manoeuvres of 1898st in china - the great manouvres of 1898 -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20000 - russia post in china russia post in china - the great manoeuvres of 1898st in china - the great manouvres of 1898 - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1898 7k Postal stationery envelope to Netherlands uprated with a vertical strip of 1k tied by large oval datestamps in blue reading: FIELD POST/ON MANOEUVRES 7 VIII 1898, the figure '7' inserted by hand, strike at left with PODGORNOE PULKOVO inserted by hand, a village near St. Petersburg Observatory and used by Office No. 2 of the Southern (Defensive) Corps of the Manoeuvres.
The Great Manoeuvres of 1898 were a prelude to Russia's military involvement in eastern China (Manchuria) and the ensuing confrontation with Japan.
Illustrated "The Post-Rider" No. 51 (2002), p.12.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20021 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20021 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1901 Tientsin viewcard used from Mukden franked Russia 1k + 3k cancelled No 11 FIELD POST OFFICE /+/ PRIAMUR DISTRICT 3 VI 1901 cds in blue, transit Russian P.O. in Chefoo where encircled 'T' applied, both in violet, onto Shanghai, Hong Kong and to France where redirected internally.
The card was treated as underpaid because at this date cards with messages were charged letter rate. This rule was commonly ignored.
Another example of No. 11 FPO (Mukden) has been reported (Casey, 2004, BJRP no. 91, p.49) in red.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20045 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20045 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1903 Cover to Germany franked 'Kitai' 2k strip of 4 + single tied by DALNY/1/FIELD TELEGRAPH BRANCH 11 XI 1903 cds's with arrival backstamp.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20012 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20012 - russia post in china russia post in china boxer rebellion - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1901 Decorative Chinese native cover from Tientsin to Germany by a member of the Railway reconstruction Company of the Boxer Occupation troops, franked 3k 'Kitai' issue cancelled Tientsin Type 4x 1 Jun 1901 cds, Limbach arrival cds, opened out for display

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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Lot 20040 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria -  David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

Lot 20040 - russia post in china russia post in china - russian occupation of manchuria - David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

1903 Chinese 1c postal stationery card uprated Chinese 'Dragon' 1c + 5c tied by tombstone chop, message (in French) "to be sent by the post-boy from An-yin", oval bilingual transit of PAOTING datestamp alongside, arrived at Chinese P.O. NEWCHANG (YINGKOW) 11 AUG 1903, passed to Russian P.O. for transmission to Belgium, franked 'Kitai' two 2k tied by YINGKOW/FIELD TELEGRAPH BRANCH/PRIAMUR DISTRICT/30 July 1903.
Since China was not a member of the UPU its stamps were not valid for usage to foreign destinations hence the card being handed over to the Russian F.P.O. at Yingkow which handled civilian mail.
The apparent discrepancy in dates on postmarks is due to the fact that China had adopted the western Gregorian calendar, while Russia continued to use the old style Julian calendar, 13 days in arrear.

David Feldman S.A. Autumn Auction

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