Lot 188

1903 Tientsin (21 Sep) to England via Siberia, f.w. CIP 50c on reverse, tied by Tientsin bisected bilingual cds. Transit Newchwang (23 Sep). In combination with Coat of Arms ovpt. KITAI 5k x10 on front, tied by Inkow (Newchwang) Russian FPO No. 13 T&S type 1 cds (10 Sep). Transit Chinese Eastern Railway line 262 (12 Sep) with scarce T&S type 1 (serial 5) cds. Arrived London (14 Oct). Nice high denomination franking of CIP 50c. T&S also stated that postal materials of line 262 during early 1900s are rare as only several loose stamps recorded. With folds and rough edges.

1903.9.21 天津經西伯利亞寄英國，背貼躍鯉5角，銷天津半切漢英日戳。9.23經牛莊。加貼軍徽圖加蓋KITAI 5戈比x10，銷營口（牛莊）俄軍13局T&S 1型（9.10）日戳。9.12經中東鐵路262線，鈐少見之T&S 1型5字日戳。10.14抵倫敦。貼用躍鯉5角十分難得出色。T&S另指出，1900年代初中東鐵路262線之存世例子十分稀罕少見，其記錄中僅見數枚散票。封帶折痕。