1902 Tientsin to Paris, redirected to Liverpool, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms ovpt. “KITAI” 5k in pair, tied by Tientsin Russian PO cds in
1902 Tientsin to Paris, redirected to Liverpool, f.w. Russian Coat of Arms ovpt. “KITAI” 5k in pair, tied by Tientsin Russian PO cds in black, alongside with “via Port Arthur and Siberia / France” red cachet in Russian. Transit St. Petersburg (30 Oct). Arrived Paris but redirected to Liverpool (17 Nov). The postal service of Trans-Siberian Railway inaugurated in Oct 1902. This is the earliest directional handstamp recorded. 2016 (Jun) Corinphila Auction AG lot 1935.1902年天津寄巴黎，改寄利物浦，貼俄國軍徽圖加蓋“KITAI”5戈比雙連，銷天津俄局紅色日戳，旁鈐“經旅順及西伯利亞 / 法國”紅色俄文指示戳。10.30經聖彼得堡。抵巴黎並改寄利物浦，11.17抵埗。中东鐵路於1902年10月開通郵政服務，这是中东鐵路最早的宣传指示戳。2016年6月Corinphila Auction AG拍品號1935。
