Lot 2736

1915 Vladivostok (21 Aug) to Ashikhe, f.w. Coat of Arms 2k x5 on reverse, tied by Vladivostok Station oval d.s. On front with censor mark. Arrived (23 Aug) with scarce Ashikhe T&S type 1 cds. Ex Lipschutz. With Peter Holcombe certificate. Ashikhe was at the east of Harbin. T&S only recorded one cover, hence, a rarity.

1915.8.21 海參崴寄阿什河，背貼軍徽圖2戈比x5，銷海參崴火車站橢圓形日戳。正鈐檢查章。8.23抵達，鈐稀罕少見之阿什河T&S1型日戳。Lipschutz舊藏。附有Peter Holcombe證書。阿什河車站位於哈爾濱以東。T&S記錄之信封僅有一件，可見極罕。