1889, Russia Coat of Arms 1 kop. yellow-orange tied by cds. “OSCH FERGHANA OBL. 2 XI 19-02” to 3 kop. postal stationery card to Freiburg, transit “MOSCOW 11 XI 19-02” and arrival cds. “FREIBURG 27.11.02”, the card written in Kashgar (Sinkiang) and in all probability transmitted from the Russian Consular Post Office via Pamir to the border, very fine. An appealing and rare item, being one of the earliest outgoing Russian mail sent from Sinkiang
