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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 379

Hainan Island
Hoihow
1894 (30 Mar.) envelope to Tokyo bearing Hong Kong 5c. blue cancelled by a central strike of the small Hoihow type D c.d.s. with code "C" upright, the reverse with Hong Kong (1.4), Yokohama (11.4) and native Tokyo arrival c.d.s.; the envelope has been slightly reduced at top. Very scarce used on cover, most recorded examples are on postal stationery cards. Photo


1894年3月30日海口寄日本東京封, 貼香港藍色五仙女皇票, 蓋較清晰帶 "C" 字海口小圓日戳, 封背蓋有香港4月1日及橫濱4月11日之中轉戳, 及紅色東京到達戳, 封上端曾開封時裁短, 郵路少見, 品相中上.

Estimate
HK$5,000 to HK$6,000

Starting price
HK$4000