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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5019

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Covers
1895 (25 Feb.) red band envelope to Shanghai bearing 16ca. cancelled by Chungking boxed datestamp in violet; also 1896 (26 June) a similar red band envelope to Shanghai bearing 2ca. tied by Chungking boxed datestamp, with similar for Ichang (4.7) and Hankow (9.7) transit datestamps alongside with Shanghai arrival (12.7) on the reverse. Both are philatelic and make an attractive pair. Photo

For an 1895 envelope registered to Shanghai used in combination with Ichang stamps, please see lot 5079

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$5,000