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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 118

Hankow
British Consular Post
1871 two part covers to Hankow with 1871 (1 Sept.) half a Rainbow cover "French Mail via Marseilles" bearing G.B. 1867-80 4d. orange plate 12 and 1/- green plate 5 tied by London "106" duplex bearing, on the flap, Hong Kong transit c.d.s. (11.10); also 1871 (29 Dec.) part wrapper to Loans & Co "Via Brindisi" bearing G.B. 1867-80 3d. plate 7 with 1/- green plate 5 tied by London "71" duplex of Catford with a part strike of the Hong Kong transit c.d.s. (11.2) in the flap.


During this time, the Franco-Prussian War meant that all mails on this route were sent via Brindisi


1871年寄漢口郵件两份; 其一為1871年9月1日摺封, 上說明 "French Mail Via Marseilles" 經法國郵船遞送, 貼英國郵資14 便士, 銷 "106" 㰐圓外連倫敦日戳, 另蓋10月11日香港中轉戳; 其二為1871年12月29日新聞封套, 有註明 "Via Brindisi" , 即經英國郵船遞送, 上貼英國郵資13 便士, 銷 "71" 㰐圓外連倫敦日戳, 並有香港2月11日中轉戳, 由於正值法普戰爭 (Franco-Prussian War), 幾乎所有此郵路郵件都經Brindisi 的英國郵船遞送.

Estimate
HK$1,200 to HK$1,500

Starting price
HK$900