Lot 10101 – CHEFOO: 1903 Cover to England endorsed “via Chefoo
Lot 10101 – CHEFOO: 1903 Cover to England endorsed “via Chefoo
Russia » Russia Post in China
Price realised
1’500 EUR
Estimate
500 – 800 EUR
Auction date
mer. 12 déc. 2012 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
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” 烟台:1903年,寄英國封,手寫”經烟台及亞瑟港”,貼蟠龍1分銷威海衛-愛德華港漢英圓戳,混貼俄國客郵10戈比銷俄國客郵戳及烟台圓戳(1903.4.8),Sandwich圓戳
備註:此愛德華港戳使用期為1903年4月至1904年1月,此封所示日期比之前M.Goldmith & C. Goodwyn所記於書中最早的紀錄更早
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