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Auction: 20188 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - e-Auction
Lot: 611

Wei-Hai-Wei
Local Courier Service
The First Issue
Covers
1898 (16 Dec.) envelope to the Fleet Surgeon on H.M.S. 'Narcissus' in Hong Kong bearing 2c. black on red with pair of C.I.P. 2c. cancelled by Chefoo Dollar dater (the local stamp not cancelled) and with Hong Kong arrival c.d.s. (21.12) on the flap which has been opened for display; the flap with repaired tears. A very early cover. Goldsmith & Goodwyn cover 1

provenance:
Frederick and Tomiko Bartlett, September 1992

Estimate

Starting price
HK$30000