1903 US Consulate Dairen (24 Apr) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 7k in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by scarce Dairen Field
1903 US Consulate Dairen (24 Apr) to USA. Registered cover, f.w. Coat of Arms 7k in strip of 3 on reverse, tied by scarce Dairen Field Telegraph Branch serial 1 cds. Transit to Dairen FPO No. 17 (25 Apr), Chinese Eastern Railway line 260, 242, 198, Moscow (12 May), German-USA Seapost (28 Jun). Arrived San Francisco (11 Jun). This mail was taking the Siberian, instead of Pacific route to USA probably because of the tension before Russo-Japanese War. This cover was recorded in "Rossica Journal" No. 68 (1965) p. 20-24, as first recorded example of the Dairen Field Telegraph cancellation.1903.4.24 美國駐大連領事館寄美國。掛號封,背貼軍徽圖7戈比三連,銷少見之大連野戰電報分局1字日戳。4.25經俄軍17局(大連),再經中東鐵路260、242、198線,5.12經莫斯科,6.28經德國美國郵船,6.11抵三藩市。此封經西伯利亞而非太平洋郵路至美國,應是日俄戰爭爆發前局勢緊張之故。1965年《Rossica Journal》第68號第20至24頁曾記錄此封,為大連野戰電報分局之首件記錄例子。