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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 279

Chinkiang
1894 First Issue
Issued Stamps
1894 (5 Aug.) a sheet of Municipal Council, Chinkiang paper headed "Postal Service" and with, "Handed Inspector Singer stamps as under, ½ cent 25,000; 1 cent 10,000; 2 cent 5000; 4 cent 5000; 5 cent 5000; 6 cent 5000; 10 cent 5000; stamps 60,000" and signed by J. Singer; there are also a few later additions of stamps added, each of these has also been noted and signed. There are also some pencil calculations relating to the stock of stamps. An important item relating to the first issue. Photo


1894年8月5日, 一張鎮江書信館館長辛格爾(J. Singer)接收郵票的簽收單, 共收郵票半分票25,000枚; 壹分票10,000枚; 貳分票5,000枚, 肆分票5,000枚, 伍分票5,000枚, 陸分票5,000枚及拾分票5,000枚; 共收郵票60,000枚, 並有辛格爾的簽名作實. 其後他還接收到其餘的郵票兩次, 都有記錄及簽名, 有關第一版郵票發行情況的重要郵史素材.

Estimate
HK$6,000 to HK$8,000

Starting price
HK$5000