INAUGURAL AUCTION

Shanghai. 1897. Shanghai (21 March) to Germany. Printed matter wrapper endorsed per P&O s/s "Rosetta" with 2x 2k arms issue tied by Shanghai Russian p.o. in violet, with further strike alongside. Lohmen arrival (1 May). Earliest recorded date of Shanghai Russian p.o. Illustrated in the British Journal of Russian Philately, no.71 (1991) p.14, fig.12. Ex-Casey.    

上海寄德國印刷品封裝紙, 是上海俄羅斯客郵局最早使用的例子。