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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5035

Chungking
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Incoming Mail
1896 (8 June) commercial envelope to Shanghai bearing German Eagle 10pf. pair tied by Hamburg c.d.s. redirected on arrival c/o A. Little in Chungking with a 2ca. Postage Due well tied by Chungking boxed datestamp, the reverse with German Post Office Shanghai c.d.s. (14.7), Shanghai Local Post (14.7), Hankow Local post in red (20.7) and fine strikes of the boxed Ichang datestamp (24.7) and Chungking datestamp (10.8). A rare and desirable commercial cover. Photo

provenance: 'Ming', September 1988

Sold for
HK$32,000