Lot 2795

1920 Harbin (6 Dec) to Samara, f.w. Coat of Arms surch Chinese currency horizontally 10c on 10k (Chan FR63) on reverse, tied by Harbin Russian PO T&S type 4 cds. Arrived Samara (11 Jan). As the Russian Post in Manchuria did not provide surch Chinese currency issue, surch Chinese currency franking is already scarce, not to mention horizontal surch issues is rarer than diagonal surch issues. Cover with folds.

1920.12.6 哈爾濱寄俄國Samara，背貼軍徽圖橫蓋中國幣值10分（陳目FR63），銷哈爾濱俄局T&S 4型日戳。1.11抵Samara。由於滿洲俄國郵局不 提供加蓋中文幣值票，此封本已甚為難得，而橫蓋中文面值票比斜蓋中文面值票更為少見稀罕。