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Auction: 19034 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part II
Lot: 2266

Wei Hai Wei
Local Courier Post
The First Issue
Covers
1898 (16 Dec.) envelope to London "By Courier Post" bearing 2c. black on red with good margins and fractionally overlapped by horizontal pair of C.I.P. 5c. salmon tied by Chefoo Dollar dater and with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and, on the reverse, Shanghai Dollar dater (18.12) and London arrival (23.1).

A fine and very desirable overseas combination cover. Goldsmith & Goodwyn cover 4. Photo


1898年12月16日威海䘙寄倫敦封， 上寫" By Courier Post"， 貼貳分跑差郵票， 經煙台時補貼大清蟠龍伍分票两枚， 均銷煙台大圓日戳， 經上海英國客郵局補貼香港十仙票， 銷12月18日英客郵戳; 封背蓋12月18日上海大圓日戳， 及1899年1月23日倫敦到達戳. 寄往海外的珍貴混貼封， 同時經不同郵政系統， 更顯稀罕.

Sold for
HK$90,000