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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1214

Kewkiang
Forerunner Mail
1894 (30 May) envelope and letter wriiten from Kewkiang to South Dakota bearing Japan Koban 5s. tied by "i.j.p.o. shanghai/meiji 27" (2.6) and, on the reverse, Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (June), Tokyo (7.6), Tacoma (24.6) and Fortmeade (29.6) c.d.s. A rare cover using the Shanghai postal service from Kewkiang via the Japanese Post Office. Photo


1894年5月30日寫的九江寄美國實寄封(附原信), 貼日本小判五錢一枚, 銷.6月1日明治廿七/上海I.J.P.O日戳, 在封背蓋上海工部(六月)日戳, 6月7日東京中轉戳, 6月24日Tacoma及6月29日Fortmeade日戳; 一件罕有利用上海郵政服務由九江經日本客郵局遞送出境的珍貴郵件.

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HK$24,000