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Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2061

Sinkiang
Chinese Imperial Post
The Hsinhai Revolution - Through Mail
1911 (26 Oct.) opened-out envelope to U.S.A. bearing C.I.P. 10c. tied by a fair strike of Kuei-the (Kansu) three-section Post Office dater (30mm) with a fine array of transit marks on the reverse with Sining-fu (5.9), Lanchow, Tihwa (6.12), Tahcheng (12.12) and Lewallel arrival (27.2). The North-West of China was barely affected by the events of the revolution and due to the uncertain state of affairs it seems that it was felt better to route this letter through Sinkiang. It still took 124 days before delivery. An interesting cover and a scarce Post Office cancellation. Photo

The revolution consisted of many revolts and uprisings. The turning point was the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which was the result of the mishandling of the Railway Protection Movement. The revolution ended with the abdication of the six-year-old "Last Emperor", Puyi, on February 12, 1912, that marked the end of 2,000 years of imperial rule and the beginning of China's early republican era (1912–16)

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