Lot 40195 – 1897 Postal stationery card bearing “CUSTOMS/HANKOW” and “SHANGHAI” cds’s, brown “CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI”
Lot 40195 – 1897 Postal stationery card bearing “CUSTOMS/HANKOW” and “SHANGHAI” cds’s, brown “CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI”
Lot 40195 – 1897 Postal stationery card bearing “CUSTOMS/HANKOW” and “SHANGHAI” cds’s, brown “CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI”
China » Foreign Post Offices » German Post Offices
Price realised
4’000 EUR
Estimate
800 – 1’200 EUR
Auction date
Wed 16 Jun 2021 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1897 (Feb 15) UPU 10pf postal stationery card to Frankfurt, datelined at Wuchang and posted at Hankow, cancelled by “CUSTOMS/HANKOW” and “SHANGHAI” cds’s, brown “CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI” cds at top left and German arrival below, with the portion of the journey between Hankow and Shanghai being paid in cash, a very rare combination cover; (ARGE €4’000).
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