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Auction: CSS98 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 153

China
Postal History
Imperial Post
1904 (10 Mar.) picture postcard to "Sandpiper" bearing Hong Kong 4c. cancelled by Shanghai B.P.O. c.d.s. showing Canton transit c.d.s. (3.13). However, by this time, the ship had already left the port and was heading to Hong Kong. Consequently, the mail was redirected to Hong Kong with Hong Kong d.s. (3.14). After arriving in Hong Kong, the ship continued its journey to Kongmoon, so the mail was redirected again, this time via Samshui to Kongmoon, showing Samshui bilingual c.d.s. (3.17) and a rare Kongmoon Post Office bilingual c.d.s.with a handwritten date (3.18). Subsequently, the ship sailed back to Hong Kong, and the mail was redirected to Hong Kong once more, receiving a final cancellation matching with a Hong Kong c.d.s. (3.19)
The reverse side of the postcard features the Shanghai HSBC Building. The entire postal route is clear, and the mail is well-preserved. There are fewer than five known examples of the Kongmoon Post Office bilingual circular date stamp with handwritten date, making it extremely rare. In auctions over the years, such pieces have been considered highly valuable. This particular postcard, with its multiple redirections and the Samshui transit cancellation, is a rare gem in the postal history of Guangdong.


1904年上海寄靠岸廣州的“Sandpiper”輪船明信片1件，貼香港國王像4先1枚，銷上海3月10日英國客郵戳，郵件於13日到達廣州，由廣州當日英國客郵到達戳，但此時輪船已離港，開往香港，因此郵件又轉寄香港，有香港14日戳，到達香港後又因輪船開往江門，因此郵件經三水中轉至江門，又三水3月17日中轉小圓戳，及罕見江門郵政局中英文雙圈日期手填戳，中間手填日期3月18日，而後輪船再次開往香港，郵件再次轉寄香港，有香港最終3月19日到達戳，片背未上海滙豐銀行大樓，郵路清晰，保存完好，銷江門郵政局中英文日期手填戳完整郵件存世五枚之內，極為罕見，在歷年拍賣均屬大珍品，此片加之多次轉寄，並有三水中轉戳，為廣東郵政史郵集不可多得之珍品

Estimate
HK$25,000 to HK$30,000

Starting price
HK$25000