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Auction: 19009 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part 1
Lot: 1384

Chinkiang
Covers
International Mail
British Post Office: 1894 (26 Nov.) envelope to New York bearing first issue 1c. tied by a fine strike of "chinkiang/postal agency" c.d.s., prepaid with Hong Kong Q.V. 5c. blue (2) tied by British Post Office Shanghai (27.11) and, on the reverse, a further despatch c.d.s. overstruck by Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (27.11) in blue and indistinct New York c.d.s. The flap bears the logo of U.S.S. Concord in blue. A delightful cover. Photo

provenance:
Charles Dougan, November 1994


U.S.S. Concord served on the China station from October 1893 to May 1894 and again between September 1894 to May 1896


1894年11月26日鎮江寄紐約封, 貼第一版壹分票一枚, 銷鎮江雙圈英文日戳, 另一旁於11月27日經上海時加貼香港5仙兩枚, 銷上海英國客郵戳, 封背銷另一鎮江雙圈英文分發戳, 其上複蓋藍色11月27日上海工部日戳, 另旁蓋有模糊的紐約到達戳, 及封舌上印有"U.S.S. CONCORD"徽號; 少見, 保存完好._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流: 1994年11月Charles Dougan; "U.S.S. CONCORD"駐中國站服務於1893年10月至1894年5月間, 並於1894年9月至1896年5月間重開.

Sold for
HK$22,000