項次 2023
China, French Post Office in Shanghai
Opening bid
1000 HKD
This is an absentee bid. The lot will be auctioned in the room/online live at the time time of the auction.
Estimate
1000 - 4000 HKD
4 April 1873, a cover addressed officier de la Légion d'honneur à
Shanghai Chine, franked with 2x REPUB-Franc Head 25c and a pair of
REPUB-Franc 40c, double rate to Chine, cancelled by star numeral
lozenge "13", together with a clear French c.d.s. "PARIS R. DE LA
TACHERIE/4 AVRIL 73". The reverse side cancelled by a red Paris
transit c.d.s. and an arrival c.d.s. in China "SHANG-HAI CHINE / 17
MAI 73", indicating the mail should be shipped by French packet
line. The cover is further endorsed at the bottom of "Poste
restante", indicating that this mail is instructed to be held at
the Shanghai post office until the addressee comes to collect it.
Interesting mail.
1873.4.4 寄上海之法軍軍官，付雙倍郵資，銷13星形殺手戳，另見巴黎日戳。5.17抵上海。寫有“Poste
Restante”，即留於上海郵局待收件人自取。有趣。