Lot 40531 – 1906 (Aug) « Red band » envelope from Paoting to the New Modderfontein Gold Mine at Benoni

1906 (Aug) « Red band » envelope from Paoting to the New Modderfontein Gold Mine at Benoni, bearing China C.I.P. 10c, with French P.O. Shanghai, Shanghai bi-lingual, Colombo and Benoni arrival datestamps, envelope split open along seem, very scarce destination mail from China.

Note: Due to the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer War, most of the gold mines were taken out of production. After the war, the highest economic priority for the new Transvaal Colonial government was to get the mines producing gold again. For this purpose Chinese labourers were imported.