Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 397
Chefoo
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1893 (Oct.) flimsy newspaper wrapper to Shanghai bearing ½c. green tied by a very fine strike of the double-circle bilingual c.d.s. in blue with a good strike of the Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (14.10) alongside in blue. Philatelic but the arrival date suggests that this was used on the day of issue. Pays ½c. newspaper rate
1893年10月煙台寄上海新聞紙封套, 貼半分票, 銷煙台藍色雙圈中英文無日期戳, 旁蓋10月14日藍色上海工部到達日戳; 雖然此件為集郵品, 但到達戳顯示此封套的雙圈中英文無日期戳, 是用於煙台第一次票上為最早期使用例; 新聞紙封套郵費是半分.
Estimate
HK$500 to HK$800
Starting price
HK$300