Lot 805

1896 Tientsin (25 Dec) to Germany, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by Tientsin Russian PO T&S type 4 cds in red. Transit Troitskosavsk (15 Jan), Moscow (9 Feb). Arrived Berlin (24 Feb). This type of cds was seen in red between 1899 to Feb 1901. Applied on unovpt. Coat of Arms issue is scarce