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Auction: 20188 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - e-Auction
Lot: 58

Ichang
Opening of Ichang Post Office
1894 (24 Dec.) stampless de Villard envelope to Shanghai with the address side marked "Ichang" in red ink and, on the reverse, a good strike of Ichang oblong datestamp in black, Hankow Local Post c.d.s. (29.12) in blue, faint Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (1.1), Customs Shanghai arrival c.d.s. (2.1) and postman's pencil delivery notation. Sent by the postmaster, Joseph Olsen. A rare and desirable early Ichang cover which was, unusually, transferred to the Customs Post in Shanghai

provenance:
Wei-liang Chow, November 1996

Estimate

Starting price
HK$20000