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Auction: CSS98 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 155

China
Postal History
Imperial Post
1904 (13 Jun.) postcard from England to Weihwei, Honan bearing 1d. cancelled by origin c.d.s. The mail was transported by ship with "Hong Kong to Shanghai" marine sorter (7.16) and "Liu Kong Tau/A" transit c.d.s. (7.22). Subsequently, it was routed through Chefoo and Tienntsin, receiving additional cancels along the way, these included Chefoo B.P.O. c.d.s. (7.24), with another Chefoo lunar c.d.s. (7.24), Tientsin lunar c.d.s. (7.26), and arrival lunar c.d.s (8.1).
During the Qing Dynasty, foreign mail sent to China via sea routes typically entered Chinese territory through Shanghai or Hong Kong. Mail entering through Liu Kong Tau is exceedingly rare and valuable, making this piece a valuable addition to Chefoo postal history collections.


1904年英國寄河南衛輝明信片1件，貼英國票1枚，銷英國6月13日戳，郵件經輪船搭載，銷香港至上海輪船郵局7月16日戳，於22日由劉公島進入中國境內，由劉公島7月22日英國客郵中轉戳，而後經煙臺，天津中轉，依次有煙臺24日英國客郵戳，山東煙臺甲辰六月十二日雙圈三格式干支戳，直隸天津甲辰六月十四日雙圈三格式干支戳，及河南衛輝甲辰六月廿日雙圈三格式干支到達戳，郵路郵戳清晰，保存完好，清代外洋經海運寄中國進口郵件多以上海或香港進入中國境內，由劉公島入境之郵件非常罕見，煙臺郵政史郵集不可多得之素材

Estimate
HK$30,000 to HK$40,000

Starting price
HK$30000