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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 199

Kewkiang
Covers
Internal Mail
1894 (19 June) neat envelope to an engineer on U.S.S. Monocacy care of the U.S. Consul on Shanghai, bearing ½c. black on rose and ½c. red on yellow tied by a good strike of the Kewkiang dated oval in purple, the reverse with Shanghai local post (22.6) in blue and the delivery characters in blue crayon. A scarce cover with both of the ½c. stamps. Photo


1894年6月19日寄上海美國領事封, 貼九江黑印玫色紙半分及紅印黃紙半分, 銷紫色九江橢圓形日戳, 封背蓋6月22日上海工部藍色日戳, 另有藍色筆手寫派遞記號. 罕有貼上两種色調的半分票實寄封.

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$5,000

Starting price
HK$2800