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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 66

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Covers
1895 (May) large envelope registered to Shanghai bearing 24ca. yellowish green cancelled by circular "chungking/post office" handstamp in mauve with a second strike alongside, used in combination with Ichang 1895 ½ca. block of eight and pair cancelled by circular "ichang/post office" handstamp in rosy mauve, the reverse with Hankow Local Post c.d.s. (27.5) in blue, an extremely faint Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (30.5) in blue and Shanghai postman's pencil markings. There are a couple of vertical bends and the block of ½ca. just overlaps the edge of the envelope. A stunning and very important combination cover. It is thought that there are only three such registered combination covers. Photo

literature:
The Shanghai Postal System, Charles Dougan, 1981 (illustrated page 139)


Mail from Chungking was usually sent either via Ichang or Hankow for transmission to Shanghai.


1895年5月重慶寄上海大型掛號封, 首貼重慶黃綠色貳錢肆分票一枚, 銷重慶紫色三圈無日期 "經" 字戳, 旁再蓋另一枚相同的郵戳, 此外經宜昌書信館時再貼1895年宜昌信局銀半分票共十枚, 銷紫色宜昌無日期戳, 封背蓋有5月27日藍色漢口工部戳及頗模糊的5月30日上海工都到達日戳, 旁有郵差手寫記號, 信封有些摺痕; 由重慶及宜昌两個工部書信館混貼高額面值票的掛號封, 相信目前存世只有两封, 珍貴異常.

Estimate
HK$30,000 to HK$35,000

Starting price
HK$22000