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Lot 41031 Russia Post in China
1916 Registered Red Band Cover from Kashgar in Sinkiang, China to the Russian P.O. in Tientsin, bearing a Russia vertical strip of four 1912 5k brown-lilac with varnish lines, a fresh and fine multiple, tied by clear "KASHGAR KIT. VLAD. -9. 11. 16" cds's in black (Tchilinghirian fig. 424). Reverse with matching registration label, on obverse "TIENTSIN POSTE RUSSE 22 12 16" arrival cds (Tchilinghirian fig. 492) and delivery handstamp of the Chinese post office. A very rare cover of the Russian post in China. Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1992). Provenance: Liphschutz (Harmers, Lugano)
(app. 8529 EUR, app. 9920 USD)