Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 584
1885-88 Small Dragon Issues
Covers
International 9 candareen Rate
1887 (25 Jan.) opened out envelope to Germany bearing, on the reverse, rough perf.12½ 3ca. bright mauve horizontal strip of three (one stamp cliché 2) tied by fine strikes of Customs Tientsin c.d.s. in grey-blue plus a light strike of the despatch c.d.s. (26.1), Customs Shanghai (10.2), French packet boat and Bremen arrival (26.3); the address side with France 25c. tied by "
A rare cover as the Tientsin Post Office nearly always used the seal obliterators to cancel the adhesives; the Customs c.d.s. was very seldom used as a cancellation. Photo
1887年1月25日天津寄德國剖開封，封背貼三分橫三連票(其中一枚是子模2)，銷清晰灰藍色天津海關日戳，另有一枚天津1月26日配發日戳，2月10月上海海關中轉戳，經法國定期客船到歐洲，然後於3月26日到達德國Bremen，在封面貼法國25仙票，銷2月15日上海法國客郵戳，信封保存完整及清潔. 這信封珍貴之處是，一般上天津只用橢圓中文戳於郵票銷印，而用海關日戳銷印卻不多見.
Sold for
HK$90,000
