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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 347

Amoy
Agency of the Shanghai Local Post
1878 (5 Jan.) stampless envelope to Amoy bearing, on the reverse, a good strike of Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. in blue and manuscript note on the address side indicating an arrival date of 12 January. Clean and fine.

A rare and important incoming letter through the Shanghai Subscription System which used the Coast Steamship Company at this time. Photo


1878年1月5日上海寄廈門無票封, 封低蓋藍色上海工部日戳, 無到達戳, 但信封面有手寫記錄, 包括到達日期為1月12日; 稀見的重要入口封,是唯一在世也是最晚由上海工部書信館經沿岸汽船公司自上海寄往廈門的郵件.

Estimate
HK$9,000 to HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$7500