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Auction: 20188 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - e-Auction
Lot: 46

Chungking
Postage Dues
Covers
1896 (17 June) printed newspaper wrapper to Dierking in Chungking bearing 5pf. tied by Possneck c.d.s. bearing 2ca. rose-red Postage Due tied by a very fine strike of Chungking oblong datestamp (16.7) in violet and, on the reverse, the similar style datestamp of Ichang dated "31" July with manuscript day. There are a few repairs, generally confined to where the wrapper was opened. A rare printed paper postage due

provenance:
Richard Canman, December 1988

Wei-Liang Chow, November 1996

Estimate

Starting price
HK$30000