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Auction: 14011 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong with Japan and Korea
Lot: 2002

Municipal Posts
Shanghai
The Earliest Cover Bearing Shanghai Stamps 1867 (19 Apr.) blue entire letter to Nagasaki "Per 'Corea'" bearing 1867 1ca. brown tied by small garter cancellation in red and 3ca. olive-yellow (uncancelled), the flap bearing a good strike of "shanghai/local post" despatch c.d.s., which opens out well for display. This is believed to be the earliest external use of Shanghai local post stamps on cover and is generally accepted as one of the most famous covers of Shanghai. Photo

Estimate
HK$600,000 to HK$850,000