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Auction: CSS114 - The Shanghai Postal System
Lot: 433

Wei-Hai-Wei
Japanese Occupation (1895-98)
1896 (21 Sept.) envelope and letter sent by a soldier to his friend in Gunma-ken bearing Koban 2c. red tied by a very fine strike of Field Post Office number 1 struck in red; there is a part arrive c.d.s. Interesting contents

This letter was not addressed to a family member (free postage) so the 2 sen stamp was required


1896年9月21日日本軍人自威海䘙寄日本群馬縣美術封帶原信函, 貼小判二錢票, 銷威海䘙紅色第一郵便局軍郵日戳, 封下端可見部分的到達日戳. 信函保存完好.

Estimate
HK$1,400 to HK$1,800

Starting price
HK$1000