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Auction: 20188 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - e-Auction
Lot: 16

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Essays
Two lithographic prints in black of the first issue with the addition of background mountains drawn in black ink, on stout paper (105x80 mm). One background considered unsatisfactory and this design crossed through in pencil, the first with pencil notation to add "l.p.o." after "chungking". With endorsements by de Villard indicating that the colour should be "Red or Black" and, underneath, "Shanghai Chromo Photo Litho Co 2 ..., 1000 - including paper & perforating $20.00 for 2nd, $10 if ordered say 10 days after printing the 1st lot - If 5000 ordered at a time $40 lump sum, if 10,000 $60. 20,000 $80" and initialled. The reverse with capital letters "CHUNGKING L.P.O." in pencil. There are a couple of creases and score marks which do not detract from this highly important and historic item of artwork, generally considered as the premiere item of the philatelic history of Chungking

provenance:
Sir Percival David, November 1965

Elling O. Eide, November 2014

Estimate

Starting price
HK$200000