Russian navy at Port Arthur 1901

[Howard Weinert]

A money letter sent from Port Arthur to Odessa. Postmarked in Port Arthur (13.4.01) and Odessa. With the wax seal of the Port Arthur post office for insured mail, and insurance handstamp "Port Arthur No." The letter contained one ruble to be transmitted to a Russian monastery on Mt. Athos in Greece, where it arrived on 11 June. Sent by Vladimir Andreyevich Andreyev [1874-1941], a doctor on the Russian armored cruiser Rossiya, which was part of the squadron sent to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. The Rossiya was launched in 1896 and was damaged in August 1904 during the war with Japan. Andreyev entered the Navy in 1899 and served as a doctor on various ships before being assigned to the General Directorate of Shipbuilding. He became an expert on the hygienic design of heating, ventilation, and food and water supply systems on warships.

[Chris Grimshaw]

Hi Howard

Very nice item.  I've never seen similar before.  Thanks for showing.

Chris