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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5317

Nanking
Local Post
German Post Office
1896 (29 May) envelope to Bavaria, "Germany Local Post" bearing a fine strike of the "nanking local post" bilingual dated oval in purple with German 20pf. Eagle tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and, on the reverse, Shanghai Local Post, Hong Kong (9.6) and Regntzlosau arrival (12.7) c.d.s. Slightly trimmed at foot, otherwise a fine cover and with the Nanking datestamp on the address side. Photo

provanance:
Beckeman Collection, 2001

Sold for
HK$15,000