KULDJA: 1879 Registered cover from Kuldja to Taganrog (Russia),
with 1879 7k pair tied by “KULDJIAN POSTAL BRANCH / PROVINCE
KULDJA: 1879 Registered cover from Kuldja to Taganrog (Russia),
with 1879 7k pair tied by “KULDJIAN POSTAL BRANCH / PROVINCE OF
SEMIRYECHENSK” (the Seven Rivers) 24.05.79 cds with further strike
above, Taganrog bs & manuscript annotation in Russian “Taken out of
a (mail) box 24 May”, slightly reduced at top and some light
soiling. The only known example from the period of Russian
occupation of Kuldja. The earliest item of mail from the Russian
post in Sinkiang, the earliest known cancellation of Kuldja, of
unrecorded type.
固扎爾（伊犁）：1879 年掛號信封，從伊犁寄往俄羅斯塔甘羅格，貼 1879 年 7 戈比雙連票，銷 “七河省/固扎爾郵政分局”
1879 年 5 月 24 日戳（戳面上方有重覆蓋印），塔甘羅格到達戳及俄文手稿批註 “於 5 月 24
日從信箱開出”。信封頂部略有裁切，輕微污漬。此為已知最早的固扎爾郵戳，戳式未被記錄，是俄羅斯佔領伊黎河谷期間唯一已知的郵件實例，也是俄羅斯在新疆郵政的最早實寄封，獨一無二。
Provenance: Dr Raymond Casey. 2012.12.12 Feldman Sales, lot 10159,
realized EUR 500,000. 源流：凱西舊藏。2012年富門拍賣，以50萬歐元成交。
Lot 2736
1,500.00HKD
Sold
1918 Kuldja (20 Apr) to Tientsin. Insured cover for 500rb, f.w.
Russian Coat of Arms x14 + one dropped stamp, tied by Kuldja
Russian PO
1918 Kuldja (20 Apr) to Tientsin. Insured cover for 500rb, f.w.
Russian Coat of Arms x14 + one dropped stamp, tied by Kuldja
Russian PO type K7 cds. Transit IJPO Changchun (25 May). Arrived
Tientsin Russian PO (28 May). 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.
1918.4.20 伊寧寄天津。保險封，匯款500盧布，貼俄國軍徽圖14枚 +
1枚掉票，銷伊寧俄局K7型日戳。5.25經長春日局。5.28抵天
津俄局。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。
Lot 2737
8,000.00HKD
Sold
1916 Chuguchak (18 Oct) to Tientsin. Registered red band cover,
f.w. Coat of Arms 20k on reverse, tied by Chuguchak Russian PO type
C3
1916 Chuguchak (18 Oct) to Tientsin. Registered red band cover,
f.w. Coat of Arms 20k on reverse, tied by Chuguchak Russian PO type
C3 cds., alongside with type CR1 registered label. Censored and
resealed. No arrival.
1916.10.18 塔城寄天津。掛號紅條封，背貼軍徽圖20戈比，銷塔城俄局C3型日戳，旁貼CR1型掛號標籤。檢查並重封。無到達戳。
Lot 2738
6,000.00HKD
Sold
1899 Sweden (28 Aug) to Sven Hedin, Kashgar, during his 4th
Expedition. Registered cover, f.w. Swedish 30ore + 50ore, tied by
Stockholm
1899 Sweden (28 Aug) to Sven Hedin, Kashgar, during his 4th
Expedition. Registered cover, f.w. Swedish 30ore + 50ore, tied by
Stockholm cds. Transit Brindisi (Sep). Arrived Kashgar without cds
as the Kashgar Russian PO was not yet opened. The mail was received
via Russian Consulate. Forerunner example of Kashgar Russian
PO.
1899.8.28 瑞典寄喀什之斯文赫定（時值其第四次探險）。掛號封，貼瑞典票30歐爾 +
50歐爾，銷斯德哥爾摩日戳。喀什尚未有俄國郵局故無到達戳。 此信經俄國領事館轉交。可謂喀什俄國客郵局之先驅。
Lot 2739
4,600.00HKD
Sold
1909 (7 Aug) letter sheet from Russian Consulate, Kashgar to
Harbin, applied with scarce Kashgar Russian PO T&S type 1 cds
in green.
1909 (7 Aug) letter sheet from Russian Consulate, Kashgar to
Harbin, applied with scarce Kashgar Russian PO T&S type 1 cds
in green. Arrived Harbin Russian PO (1 Sep).
1909.8.7 俄國駐喀什領事館寄哈爾濱。郵簡，無貼票，鈐少見之喀什俄局T&S
1型綠色日戳。9.9抵哈爾濱俄局。綠色墨油見於此戳之早期例子， 後期（約1913年）使用黑色。
Lot 2740
3,000.00HKD
Live
1910 Kashgar (12 Oct) to Holland. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of
Arms 2k in pair, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-1 cds in
1910 Kashgar (12 Oct) to Holland. Picture postcard, f.w. Coat of
Arms 2k in pair, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-1 cds in black.
Showing annotation “c/o British Consul, Kashgar, China via Russian,
Osh”. Arrived Amsterdam (13 Nov).
1910.10.12 喀什寄荷蘭。圖片明信片，貼軍徽圖2戈比雙連，銷喀什俄局Ka-1型黑色日戳。寫有批示“c/o British
Consul, Kashgar, China via Russia, Osh”。11.13抵阿姆斯特丹。
Lot 2741
6,000.00HKD
Live
1917 Kashgar (6 Jul) to Tientsin. Registered red band cover, f.w.
Coat of Arms surch 20k/14k, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-2b
cds,
1917 Kashgar (6 Jul) to Tientsin. Registered red band cover, f.w.
Coat of Arms surch 20k/14k, tied by Kashgar Russian PO type Ka-2b
cds, alongside with type KaR2 registered label. Arrived Tientsin
Russian PO (5 Aug).
1917.7.6
喀什寄天津。掛號紅條封，貼軍徽圖20戈比蓋14戈比，銷喀什俄局Ka-2b型日戳，旁貼KaR2型掛號標籤。8.5抵天津俄局。
Lot 2742
30,000.00HKD
Lot retreated
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Lot 2744
4,000.00HKD
Live
1883 Urga (10 Jan) to Peking. Dun-Fu-Yu red band cover, f.w. Coat
of Arms 7k on reverse, tied by Urga Russian PO type 3b oval d.s.
(month
1883 Urga (10 Jan) to Peking. Dun-Fu-Yu red band cover, f.w. Coat
of Arms 7k on reverse, tied by Urga Russian PO type 3b oval d.s.
(month above date). On front with worm hole.
1883.1.10 庫倫寄北京。東富有紅條封，背貼軍徽圖7戈比，銷庫倫俄局3b型橢圓形日戳（月份在日期之上）。正面帶蟲孔。
Lot 2747
10,000.00HKD
Live
1899 Peking (29 Oct) to England. Peking PPC, f.w. Coat of Arms
ovpt. “KITAI” 1k + 3k, tied by Peking Russian PO cds. Alongside
with
1899 Peking (29 Oct) to England. Peking PPC, f.w. Coat of Arms
ovpt. “KITAI” 1k + 3k, tied by Peking Russian PO cds. Alongside
with scarce Troitskosavsk “OBEZZARAZHEHO” disinfection cachet in
violet. Transit Moscow. Arrived England. Disinfection was carried
out on mails from China between 1895 and 1900 due to the cholera
epidemics. This example was not recorded by Hellrigl.
1899.10.29 北京寄英國。北京風光明信片，貼軍徽圖加蓋“KITAI”1戈比 +
3戈比，銷北京俄局日戳。旁鈐恰克圖“OBEZZARAZHEHO”防疫蒸薰橫戳。經莫斯科。抵英國。在1895及1900年間，寄自中國的郵件因防範霍亂而需被消毒。此例未被Hellrigl記錄。
Lot 2748
200,000.00HKD
Live
RUSSIAN POST IN ULYASUTAI 1914 Uliasutai (15 Sep) to Sweden.
Registered cover, f.w. Romanov 1k in pair + 2k in pair + 14k on
reverse, tied
RUSSIAN POST IN ULYASUTAI 1914 Uliasutai (15 Sep) to Sweden.
Registered cover, f.w. Romanov 1k in pair + 2k in pair + 14k on
reverse, tied by extremely scarce Uliasutai Russian PO Hellrigl
type 1 cds. On front with registered label. Arrived Sweden (30
Oct). All covers from Uliasutai Russian are extremely scarce that
Hellrigl only recorded 5 covers from this post office. Still,
Hellrigl stated that no cover is known with this postmark which
reflects its unparalleled rarity.
烏里雅蘇台俄國客郵局 1914.9.15 烏里雅蘇台寄瑞典。掛號封，背貼羅曼諾夫1戈比雙連 + 2戈比雙連 +
14戈比，銷極為珍罕之烏里雅蘇台俄國郵局Hellrigl 1型日戳。正貼掛號標籤。10.30抵瑞典。
出自烏里雅蘇台俄國郵局之郵例有如鳳毛麟角，Hellrigl記錄中僅見五例。他更指未見有任何信封蓋有此型郵戳，可見其稀罕程度何其驚人。
Lot 2749
200,000.00HKD
Live
RUSSIAN POST IN KOBDO 1917 Kobdo (8 Nov; Julian calendar 26 Oct) to
Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms 5k + 70k, tied
RUSSIAN POST IN KOBDO 1917 Kobdo (8 Nov; Julian calendar 26 Oct) to
Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms 5k + 70k, tied by
scarce Kobdo Russian PO type 1b cds, alongside with registered
label. Transit Peking Russian PO (25 Nov). Arrived Peking Chinese
PO (8 Dec). Not listed in the 4 covers from Kobdo Russian PO
recorded by Hellrigl.
科布多俄國客郵局 1917.11.8 （俄曆10.26）科布多寄北京。紅條封，背貼俄國軍徽圖5戈比 +
70戈比，銷珍罕之科布多俄局1b型日戳。11.25經北京俄局，12.8抵北京中國郵局。未列於Hellrigl所記錄的四件出自科布多俄局之信封之一。
Lot 2750
40,000.00HKD
Live
1916 Sharasume (24 May) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coat of
Arms 20k on reverse, tied by scarce Sharasume Russian PO cds.
Transit
1916 Sharasume (24 May) to Peking. Red band cover, f.w. Coat of
Arms 20k on reverse, tied by scarce Sharasume Russian PO cds.
Transit Peking Russian PO (14 Jun). Arrived Peking Chinese PO (27
Jun). Cover opened out for display. One of the 22 covers from
Sharasume Russian PO recorded by Hellrigl.
1916.5.24 承化寺寄北京。紅條封，背貼軍徽圖20戈比，銷少見之承化寺俄局日戳。6.14經北京俄局。同日抵北京中國郵局。
封剖開以作展示。為Hellrigl所記錄之二十二件承化寺俄局寄出之信封之一。
