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Auction: 19034 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part II
Lot: 2265

Wei-Hai-Wei
Local Courier Service
The First Issue
Covers
1898 (12 Dec.) incoming cover front addressed c/o H.M.S. 'Undaunted', Wei-Hai-Wei bearing C.I.P. 4c. tied by Ningpo Dollar dater and 2c. black on red with brush stroke cancellation. One of only three incoming covers recorded. Goldsmith & Goodwyn cover 9. Photo

provenance:
H.G. Fletcher, April 1978


1898年12月12日由皇家海軍H. M. S. "Undaunted" 寄威海䘙進口封， 貼蟠龍肆分票， 銷寧波大圓日戳， 封左下角貼威跑差郵票 2分， 以毛筆劃 "X" 銷票， 存世只有三件威海䘙進口封， 此其一也. 其珍貴可知， 保存理想. 源流: 1978年4月H.G. Fletcher

Estimate
HK$20,000 to HK$25,000