Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3485
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1902 (10 Dec) picture postcard (written in Polish) from Port Arthur, franked with 5c CIP, used via the Russian Post Office in Shanghai, where 1c and 3c Kitai were added for external transmission to a small village in Russian occupied Poland, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3486
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1902 (10 Dec) cover from Chifu, via Port Arthur and Moscow to Germany, franked with 1k (3), 3k (3) and 10k "Kitai" overprints, paying 22k, with Schleswig 31.3.03 arrival pmk, three intact wax seals, fine picture postcard from Harbin to Shatsk, franked with unoverprinted Russian 1k and 2k adhesives, with arrival (1 Nov) pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3487
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1903 registered picture postcard from Hankow, franked with 1c (4) and 10c CIP, used via the Russian Post Office in Shanghai, where 4x3k Kitai was added for external transmission via Moscow to Belgium, with Pochtowyj Wagon and arrival markings, fine and scarce registered usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #3488
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1904-08 10k dark blue, vertically laid paper, red "Kitai" overprint, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Roger Calves, rare,
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Catalog #11
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #3489
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1904-08 10k dark blue, vertically laid paper, red "Kitai" overprint, h.r., fresh and v.f., signed Roger Calves, rare,
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Catalog #11
Catalog Value $ 1,450
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #3490
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1904 10k dark blue, vertically laid paper overprinted KITAI in red, block of four, lightly hinged and post office fresh, v.f., with 1991 Mikulski cert. ("one of only four known blocks of four"). A rarity
Box *
Catalog #11
Unsold
Lot #3491
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1904-08 10k dark blue, vertically laid paper, variety with basic stamp showing shift of groundwork, overprinted "Kitai" in red, cancelled "Hankow" 1908, v.f., with Mikulski cert.
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Catalog #11
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #3492
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL Russian Offices in China
1906 (17 Oct) picture postcard from Harbin to Shatsk, franked with unoverprinted Russian 1k and 2k adhesives, with arrival (1 Nov) pmk, fine
Envelope
Price Realized
$500.00

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