1903 Shanhaikwan (28 Aug) to Scotland. Registered cover with 30th
Punjab Infantry crest, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k in pair, tied by
Shanhaikwan
1903 Shanhaikwan (28 Aug) to Scotland. Registered cover with 30th
Punjab Infantry crest, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k in pair, tied by
Shanhaikwan Russian PO T&S type 2 cds, alongside with
registered label and circled R mark. Transit Chinese Eastern
Railway line 262 (1 Sep) with T&S type 1 serial 3 cds. Transit
Moscow (15 Sep), London (Oct). Arrived Aberdeen (2 Oct). T&S
only recorded Shanhaikwan type 2 cds on one stampless cover as
transit. T&S also stated that postal material from line 262
during the early 1900s are also scarce as only a few loose stamps
of CER line 261 type 1 cds were recorded.
1903.8.28 山海關寄蘇格蘭。掛號封,出自旁遮普步兵,貼軍徽圖10戈比雙連,銷珍罕少見之山海關俄局T&S
2型日戳,另見掛號標籤及帶圈R章。9.1經中東鐵路262線,鈐T&S
1型3字日戳。9.15經莫斯科,10月經倫敦。10.2抵鴨巴甸。T&S記錄中僅見一件山海關2型日戳蓋於無貼票封上作中轉戳的例子。而1900年代初之中東鐵路262線存世例子亦甚罕,T&S記錄之1型日戳存世例子僅有數枚散票。