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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 604

1885-88 Small Dragon Issues
Covers
Post 1897 Rates
Redirected Mail: 1897 (21 May) Great Britain 1d. postal stationery card to the British Consulate, Chemulpo, Korea cancelled by London duplex cancellation via Nagasaki (2.7) and Shanghai I.J.P.O. (7.7); readdressed to Pakhoi and bears perf.11½ 3ca. light mauve tied by "customs/jenchuan" c.d.s. (20.7) in a watery blue-black (a further part strike on the reverse) with Chefoo (23.7) and Shanghai (25.7) Dollar daters. Clean and fine. The 3ca. pays the old rate of postage. Photo

Most of the mail to China was sent directly to Shanghai, not much mail was sent via Chefoo


1897年5月21日英國寄韓國仁川英國領事館郵資片,英國雙蓋銷,蓋有7月2日日本長崎戳、7月7日上海日本客郵局戳,郵件其後改送至北海並貼上小龍齒孔11½三分銀票銷7月20日仁川海關戳,蓋7月23日煙台戳及7月25日上海大圓日戳,保存完好。三分銀為舊郵資。當時大部份寄往中國郵件均先送到上海,少有先送到煙台。

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HK$300,000