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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 265

Chinkiang
Official Mail
1894 (12 Aug.) Municipal Council envelope to Gunzburg in Shanghai bearing a superb strike of the boxed "PAID" handstamp in black and, on the reverse, the large 38mm "chinkiang/postal service" c.d.s., Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (13.8) in blue and the postman's pencil delivery characters. Fresh and fine.


The Chinkiang Local Post opened on 6th August 1894 and this is believed to be the earliest example of the Paid handstamp and Postal Service c.d.s. Photo


1894年8月12日鎮江市政府寄上海郵政公務封, 銷黑色長框型 "PAID" 郵資已付戳, 封背蓋38mm 大圓鎮江日戳及8月13日藍色上海工部到達戳, 及郵務員鉛筆手寫派遞記錄. 罕見及品相中上.

Estimate
HK$3,000 to HK$4,000

Starting price
HK$2400