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Auction: 19034 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part II
Lot: 2200

Chefoo
International Mail
German Post Office
1896 (27 Oct.) opened-out envelope registered to Berlin from the German ship 'Cormoran' and sent via H. Sietas & Co. with the company dated oval (their forwarding agents handstamp in on the reverse) and bearing, on the reverse, Chefoo 1c. red and 5c. orange tied by the Local Post c.d.s.; the address side with Chefoo "Registered" handstamp in black, German Eagle 20pf. (2) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. (30.10) and with the associated registration label. There is some wrinkling and creasing as expected on a large envelope and a couple of edge reinforcements. A fine and important cover.

An appealing cover from Chefoo but not carried by the Shanghai Local Post to Shanghai. International registered mail is very scarce, this is the only know example sent from a German ship. Signed by Peter Holcombe. Photo

provenance:
'Ming', September 1988

Wei-liang Chow, November 1996


1896年10月27日煙台寄德國柏林大型掛號破剖封， 經德國海軍軍艦 "Cormoran" 及H. Sietas & Co. 轉遞及蓋其紫色㰐圓日期印戳 (其轉發印章在封背)， 於封背貼煙台紅色一分與橙色五分票各一枚， 銷棕色煙台工部日戳; 信封面有掛號戳， 混貼德國鷹圖票20pf.两枚， 銷上海10月30日戳及加貼上海掛號簽貼; 此國際掛號封並非經由上海工部系統送遞上海， 而是利用德國艦隻送往， 相信是唯一的存世品， 非常珍罕; 具Peter Holcombe簽署. 源流: 1988年9月"Ming"， 1996年11月周煒良.

Sold for
HK$45,000