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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1334

Nanking
Local Post
Pre Adhesive Mail
1896 (8 Jan.) incoming stampless envelope with printed "Imperial Japanese Post Office Shanghai Official Business" to Nanking bearing, on the reverse, a good strike of the Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. in blue; the address side bearing a fine strike of the "nanking local post" dated oval (10.1) in purple. A delightful cover and a very important example of the pre-adhesive mail. This is the earliest such example, possibly used on the opening day of this Local Post Office (only recorded as opened in January 1896). Photo


1896年1月8日上海寄南京無郵票外來封, 封面印有"日本帝國郵政駐上海局"的英文字句, 封背銷藍色上海工部日戳, 信封面蓋紫色1月10日南京書信館橢圓形日戳, 這是一封在南京工部書信館發行郵票前的重要信件, 而此橢圓形南京書信館日戳早在1月10已出現, 故很可能此郵件就是南京書信館成立之首日及用, 此戳除是落地戳外兼是郵資已付戳.

Estimate
HK$20,000 to HK$25,000