Lot 10102 – CHEFOO: 1903 Hamburg-America Line printed envelope
Lot 10102 – CHEFOO: 1903 Hamburg-America Line printed envelope
Lot 10102 – CHEFOO: 1903 Hamburg-America Line printed envelope
Russia » Russia Post in China
Price realised
7’500 EUR
Estimate
4’000 – 6’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 12 Dec 2012 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
CHEFOO: 1903 Hamburg-America Line printed envelope franked with Kiautschou 10pf vertical pair tied by “DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / SHANGHAI / TIENTSIN” oval ds, transferred to the Russian P.O. at Chefoo and franked with “KITAI” 5k (2) and 10k tied by Chefoo 20.5.03 cds (T&S type 1), with Moscow and Hamburg bs, a possibly unique and spectacular combination.
Note: From Chefoo a daily steamer service connected the newly built Chinese Eastern Railway at Port Arthur and thence the Trans-Siberian railway to Europe. 烟台:1903年”Hamburg-America Line”印刷封,贴胶州10芬尼双联,销”DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/上海/天津”椭圆戳,至烟台俄国客邮,贴俄国客邮5戈比两枚及10戈比销烟台圆戳(1903.5.20)(T&S1型),亦见销莫斯科及汉堡圆戳,可能为孤品
备注:烟台每天的轮船服务连接阿瑟港新建中东铁路和西伯利亚铁路,再至欧洲
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