1898 (May 18) 3k stationery card to Hamburg, uprated with Arms 1k for the overseas rate, tied by „PORT ARTHUR/POCHT.KONT“ (Type 1) cds’s, showing alongside black „CHIFU/POCHTOV.KONTORA“ (T&S type 2) and blue „SHANKHAI/POCHTOVAYA KONTORA“ (T&S type 1) cds’s in transit,Hong Kong and Hamburg ds in addition, despatched about a month after the office in Port Arthur was opened, being one of the earliest known examples, and rare combination with the postmarks in China.
Provenance: Raymond Casey
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