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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 69

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Covers - International
British Post Office: 1897 (29 Jan.) piece from a registered envelope bearing 16ca. and 24ca. cancelled by the Chungking boxed datestamp with pair of Hong Kong 30c. yellow-green, just overlapping and tied by Shanghai (19.2) c.d.s.; there is part of an orange crayon mark through the two Chungking stamps and a vertical fold which affects two stamps. This represents very late use of these Treaty Port stamps as well as being an extremely high franking. Photo


英國客郵局: 1897年1月29日來自掛號封的剪片一件, 貼第三版銀十六及二十四分票各一, 銷紫色重慶框型日戳, 旁貼香港30仙直雙連票, 銷2月19日上海小圓日戳, 另外两枚重慶票上畫有橙色鉛筆線及有摺痕.

Estimate
HK$2,000 to HK$3,000

Starting price
HK$1500