Lot 3098

1918 Kashgar (29 May) to Tientsin. Insured cover for 500rb, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms 1rb in strip of 5 + 70k in pair, tied by Kasghar Russian PO type Ka-2b cds. Given the chaos after Russian Revolution in 1917, many Chinese merchants in Sinkiang remitted their assets back to mainland China. 500 rb is the maximum amount permitted.

1918.5.29 喀什寄天津。保險封，匯款500盧布，貼俄國軍徽圖1盧布直五連 + 70戈比雙連，銷喀什俄局Ka-2b型日戳。1917年俄國革命後，不少新疆之中國商人因政局混亂而將資產匯寄回內地。500盧布是所容許之最高匯款銀碼。