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Auction: 20188 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - e-Auction
Lot: 581

Wei Hai Wei
Japanese Occupation (1895-98)
1896 (22 Sept.) stampless military cover endorsed Gunji Yubin (Military Mail) to Gunma Ken in Japan bearing a very fine strike of Wei Hai Wei Field Post Office no.1 struck in red and with a good strike of Ueno, Isezahi transit c.d.s. (30.9) alongside. With the original letter sent from a soldier in the 15th Infantry Battalion. A fine and interesting cover

provenance:
Elling O. Eide, January 2014

Estimate

Starting price
HK$1800