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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1349

Nanking
Local Post
Covers
1897 (Jan.) pictorial envelope to Chinkiang bearing 3c. orange-yellow cancelled by circular "nanking/local post" postmark in purple and, on the reverse, Chinkiang Postal Agency c.d.s. (20.1) in black. A pretty and attractive cover, rare inter-port mail and very late use of the Nanking stamps. Photo


1897年1月南京鎮江美術封, 貼三分橙黃色票, 銷紫南京工部無日期戳, 封背蓋1月20日鎮江郵政代辦日戳, 此封為南京書信館郵票的極晩期實寄封, 亦為僅見的南京書信館及鎮江書信館兩系統間之組合封.

Sold for
HK$4,200