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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 269

Chinkiang
The Establishment of the Post Office
1894 (Aug.) the original manuscript document being "Postal Service Regulations" written on three sheet along with the covering wrapper which gives details of how the local post service was to operate. The final segment was to be removed, this reads, "Official. The Post Office is in the Police Italian Buildings, where stamps and information can be obtained from Inspector Singer" and is signed by F. Gregson.


A fine and important document. Photo

provenance:
Charles Dougan, November 1997


1894年8月手寫有關 "郵政服務規章" 文件一套共三張紙, 其中詳細介紹了鎮江書信館郵政服務的運作方式, 最後一部分將被刪除, 此處寫著“本郵局位於鎮江警察局建築中, 從Inspector Singer可以獲得郵票和資訊”並由F. Gregson 簽署. 保存良好的重要鎮江郵務文件, 極具歷史地位

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$8000