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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1380

Chinkiang
Covers
Internal Mail
1894 (12 Aug.) red band envelope used locally bearing first issue 1c. tied by a neat strike of smaller "chinkiang/postal service" c.d.s., no other postal markings. There is a punch hole in the lower corner. Very early use of these stamps which were issued on 6th August, possibly the earliest date for an extant cover. Photo


1894年8月12日鎮江寄本埠紅條對, 貼第一版壹分票, 銷完整及清晰鎮江雙圈日戳, 此外並無其他郵政記號, 由於鎮江書信館發行的郵票於8月6日才開始, 相信亦是使用鎮江雙圈英文日戳最早期的實寄封.

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HK$7,500