Lot 40234 – 1901 (Nov 15) Registered postcard to Haspe (Germany), 1899 overprinted 1k (2), 2k (single and strip of three and 3k (2), tied by “CHIFU/POCHTOVAYA KONTORA” cds’s, usage of the registration label and marking of Chefoo in

1901 (Nov 15) Registered postcard to Haspe (Germany), bearing 1899 overprinted 1k (2), 2k (single and strip of three and 3k (2), tied by “CHIFU/POCHTOVAYA KONTORA” cds’s (T&S type 1), combined with Russian Chefoo cds (T&S type 2, Julian calendar) which also ties the 3k at right, Russian dispatch registration label applied over the strike of the “Tchéfou, Chine” registration marking at left, Russian Shanghai (T&S type 1) and receiving cds’s at base, a very rare usage of the registration label and marking of Chefoo in conjunction.