Lot# 7081

The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342 December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 7081

Starting Price: 3,000 HK$

Hammer Price: 3,000 HK$

13 Apr 1905, a very rare Russo-Monglian mail with the Russian picture post sending through Kiachta and Mongolia at the time of the outbreak of Russo-Japanese War.

13 April 1905 picture post card from Russia to Shanghai via Kiachta and then Mongolia, affixed Russian Coat of Arms 4k cancelled by Russia cds, Russian Shanghai PO, Shanghai Local Post index G.
Russo-Japanese broke out in Feb 1904 -- Sept 1905. Towards May 1905, it came to the final naval battle called "Battle of Tsushima" where it has indrectly blocked the traffic in the area of Sea of Japna, Korea Straits and East China Sea. As a result, no sea route for delivering mails from Vladivostok to Chefoo and down to Shanghai. Instead, it has chosen the Western land and train post through Kiachta, entering into Mongolia and then through North-West China down to Shanghai. An amazing mail witnessed the history of Russo-Japanese War / Battle of Tsushima.