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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1048

Chungking
Postal Stationery
1895 Two Candareens - International Mail
1896 (10 Mar.) 2ca. card to Worcester bearing a fine strike of the Chungking oblong datestamp, "chungking l.p.o. shanghai agency" c.d.s. (27.3) applied in Shanghai, bearing pair of Hong Kong 2c. carmine cancelled by British Post Office Shanghai c.d.s. (27.3) and Hong Kong transit (31.3). The message is written by Alacia Little. There are some minor creases or wrinkles to the right, which affect the Hong Kong adhesives which pay the 4c. international post card rate. Scarce international use. Photo

provenance:
Major Richard Pratt, January 2008

Elling O. Eide, November 2014


1896年3月10日重慶寄英國Worceaster銀二分郵資片, 寄件人是利多爾( Archibald J. Little), 是銷紫色長方框型中英文日戳及3月27日藍色重慶信局上海代理雙圈L.P.O.日戳, 在上海英國客郵局補貼香港2仙票一對, 銷3月27日上海英國客郵局日戳, 其後於3月31日香港中轉往英國; 此片右邊位有皺. 貼香港票郵資4仙是作為國際平郵郵費; 珍罕的寄海外郵資片._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流: 2008年1月Major Richard Pratt; 2014年11月Eilling O. Eide.

Estimate
HK$50,000 to HK$60,000