1903 Shanhaikwan (31 Jul) to Germany. Russian 3k PSC, reply portion of double card, uprated by 1k, tied by scarce Shanhaikwan Russian PO
1903 Shanhaikwan (31 Jul) to Germany. Russian 3k PSC, reply portion of double card, uprated by 1k, tied by scarce Shanhaikwan Russian PO T&S type 2 cds. Transit Chinese Eastern Railway line 262 (4 Aug) with T&S type 1 serial 3 cds. Further transit Moscow (19 Aug). Arrived Germany (3 Sep). T&S only recorded this cds on one stampless cover as transit. T&S also stated that postal materials of line 262 during early 1900s are rare as only several loose stamps recorded.1903.7.31 山海關寄德國。俄國3戈比郵資片,雙片之回片,加貼1戈比,銷少見之山海關俄局T&S 2型日戳。8.4經中東鐵路262線,鈐少見之T&S 1型3字日戳。8.19經莫斯科。9.3抵德國。山海關俄局2型日戳在T&S記錄中僅見一件蓋於無貼票封上作中轉戳的例子。T&S另指出,1900年代初中東鐵路262線之存世例子十分稀罕少見,其記錄中僅見數枚散票。