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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 340

Foreign Post Offices
Japanese Post Office
Foochow
1880 (13 Nov.) Japan 3s. postal stationery card to Charles S. Hartwell in Zumbrota, Minnesota, U.S.A. bearing a fine strike of the large double-circle "imperial japanese postal agency/foochow/china" postmark struck in purple, the card is cancelled by "i.j. postal agency/shanghai" type 1 c.d.s. (30.11) and Yokohama transit (8.12). The card is a little worn at the edges. A fine example of this very scarce postmark, approximately ten recorded. Photo

This postmark is recorded used between 16th August 1879 and 15th December 1880

Estimate
HK$60,000 to HK$80,000

Starting price
HK$60000