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Auction: 19034 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part II
Lot: 2237

Wei-Hai-Wei
Japanese Occupation (1895-98)
1896 (21 Sept.) envelope and letter sent by a soldier to his friend in Gunma-ken bearing Koban 2c. red tied by a very fine strike of Field Post Office number 1 struck in red; there is a part arrive c.d.s. Interesting contents. Photo

This letter was not addressed to a family member (free postage) so the 2 sen stamp was required


1896年9月21日日本軍人自威海䘙寄日本群馬縣美術封帶原信函， 貼小判二錢票， 銷威海䘙紅色第一郵便局軍郵日戳， 封下端可見部分的到達日戳. 信函保存完好. 由於此封並非寄給軍人家屬(免郵費)， 所以要付郵費二錢.

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$6,000