Lot 3137

1914 Yutien (22 Feb) to Peking via Siberia. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon Commerical ovpt. ROC 1c + 2c x2 + London ovpt. ROC 5c, in total of 10c, tied by Sinkiang Yutien cds. Showing "Via Russia" annotation. Transit Hotien (23 Feb). Arrived Peking (3 Apr). Example from small town is even more scarce.

1914.2.22 于闐經西伯利亞寄北京。紅條封，貼大國字蟠龍1分 + 2分x2 + 楷字蟠龍5分，合1角，銷新疆于闐腰框日戳。另見“由俄國轉”批示。2.23經和闐。4.3抵北京。小地名郵例尤珍。