Canada 1919 Siberian Expeditionary Force 259th Rifles Military Russia Postcard
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"Birds of Eye View of Vladivostock" postcard, dated by writer as 6 February "Somewhere in Siberia", struck with violet oval "259th Bn. Can. Rifles (Siberia)" Orderly Room marking (Feb 3), black "FIELD POST OFFICE / SIBERIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE"c.d.s. (Feb 15), handstamped with boxed "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / 014", allocated to the 259th Battalion at Gornastai Barracks, to Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C., some creasing at one corner, unusually fine strikes; a rarity.