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1903 (3 Apr) legal size registered cover from Tientsin to England, franked with 10c and 30c Chinese Imperial Post, tied by departure cds, sent via the Russian Post Office in Inkou, where single and strip of three of 10c dark blue "Kitai" were added, tied by "No.13 Priamur" transit markings, handstamped in Cyrillic "Registered via Siberia", and "Inkou" Registry label at left, oval "Registered" (29 Apr) applied on arrival in England, additional "Newchong" (7 Apr) and partial arrival markings on back, cover with filing folds away from the stamps, some staining, still fine commercial combination cover
Estimate: $1500