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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5013

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Essays
8ca. printed in mineral red of the improved design produced by the Tsukiji Type Foundry of Tokyo, the so-called muddy essay. A perforated example (perf.11½) without gum; there is a part of a black chop on the reverse, the colour of which has leached through to the front. Fine and scarce. Photo

provenance:
William Kullman, December 2012

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$5,000