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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 228

Wuhu
Covers
International Mail
British Post Office: 1894 (11 Dec.) envelope to Philadelphia bearing 1c. brown tied by Wuhu Local Post c.d.s. in blue and used with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red tied by Shanghai (14.12) c.d.s.; the reverse with a further strike of the blue despatch c.d.s., Vancouver (11.1) and Philadelphia arrival (17.1) c.d.s. Vertical fold and some wrinkling. A good cover, re-routed because of the Sino-Japanese War. Photo


英國客郵局: 1894年12月11日寄美國費城 (Philadelphia) 封, 貼棕色一分票, 銷藍色蕪糊書信局日戳, 經上海補貼加貼紫色及紅色香港10仙 票, 銷12月14日上海日戳, 封背蓋有相同一枚的調度戳, 1月11日温哥華中轉戳. 及1月17日費城到達戳. 封有摺痕. 此封因中日甲午戰爭而改道. 品相中上.

Estimate
HK$25,000 to HK$30,000

Starting price
HK$20000