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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 254

Nanking
Local Post
German Post Office
1896 (29 July) neat envelope to Bavaria marked "Local Post Germany" bearing a very fine strike of "nanking local post" bilingual dated oval in purple with German 20pf. Eagle tied by Shanghai (30.7) c.d.s., the reverse with a light strike of Shanghai Local Post and Regntlosau arrival (7.8); a fine cover with the Nanking datestamp on the address side. Photo


1896年7月29日南京寄德國Bavaria 封, 記有"Germany Local Post", 及南京書信館紫色橢圓形中英文日戳, 經上海德國客郵局補貼德國20芬尼票, 銷7月30日上海日戳; 封背蓋有上海工部日戳及8月7日Regntlosau 到達日戳. 信封保存良好.

Estimate
HK$15,000 to HK$20,000

Starting price
HK$12000