1897 (December 12): Légation des Pays Bas en China diplomatic cover
to Haarlem, franked with vertical pair of 1889 10 k. dark blue
1897 (December 12): Légation des Pays Bas en China diplomatic cover
to Haarlem, franked with vertical pair of 1889 10 k. dark blue on
horizontally laid paper, tied by Peking cds, carried first by the
Chinese Eastern Railway, later via the Trans-Siberian Railway,
multiple transit/arrival backstamps including Moscow (20 Jan) and
Haarlem (4 Feb), intact wax seal of the Legation on reverse, front
with violet OBESSARESHENO disinfection straight-line, light edge
creasing, scarce
