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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5001

Chungking
Lee Chuan Essay
1893 Archibald Little's 2c. essay in vermilion, perf.12 and cancelled by part "chungking/postal service" circular handstamp in blue and part rectangular seal cancellation in red. The inscription reads, "Li Chuan Company/Chungking/2c.". Fine and rare.


Only three examples of this essay have been recorded. Livingston E1. Photo

provenance:
Frederick and Tomiko Bartlett, September 1990

Estimate
HK$80,000 to HK$100,000