Lot 40082 – 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship

Stamp of China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship
Stamp of China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship
Stamp of China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship
Stamp of China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship

Lot 40082 – 1919 Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, probably coming from a wreck ship

China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » Chinese Republic
Price realised
220 EUR
Estimate
150 – 200 EUR
Auction date
Wed 16 Jun 2021 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1919 (Nov 3) Registered cover from Tanchang to Copenhagen, franked by ‘Junk’ 1c (2) and 3c (6) on reverse, tied on dispatch by cds, bilingual Shanghai cds, transit cds’s from Marseilles with manuscript notation “Parvenue movillée à Marseille” and signature, (arrived wet at Marseilles), a very interesting cover which was probably saved from a ship wreck (it took one month and 20 days between Shanghai and Marseilles).

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