Lot 10101 – CHEFOO: 1903 Cover to England endorsed “via Chefoo

CHEFOO: 1903 Cover to England endorsed “via Chefoo & Port Arthur”, with China 1c Dragon tied by bilingual / WEI HAI WEI” cds, sent via Chefoo where it was transferred to the Russian P.O. and franked with “KITAI” 10k tied by Chefoo 8.4.03 cds (T&S type 1), Sandwich bs Note: This Port Edward cds was in use only from April 1903 to January 1904. This item is dated a day earlier than the earliest date recorded by M. Goldsmith & C. Goodwyn in “The Crown Colony of Wei Hei Wei”