1902 Tunghai to Hong Kong via French Indochina, redirected to
Shanghai. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c for international
rate,
1902 Tunghai to Hong Kong via French Indochina, redirected to
Shanghai. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c for international
rate, tied by Tunghai PO tombstone cancel. Transit Mengtsz (21
Mar), Hokow (1 Apr). In combination with Navigation and Commerce
issue x3, in total of 25c, tied by Laokay (1 Apr) cds. Transit
Hanoi (7 Apr), Haiphong (8 Apr). Arrived Hong Kong (15 Apr) and
redirected to Shanghai LPO (16 Aug). With Unclaimed cachet. One of
the three existing examples of domestic mails from Yunnan with
combination franking and paying for international rate.
Illustration 6, p. 34 in "The Development of Yunnan Post System
1901-1949" by Mah Lang Moe. 2014 (Jan) Interasia, lot 3114.
1902年通海經印支寄香港,改寄上海。紅條封,貼蟠龍1角合國際郵資,銷通海郵政局碑形戳。3.21經蒙自,4.1經河口。加貼航海及商貿神像3枚,合25生丁,銷老街4.1日戳。4.7經河內,4.8經海外。4.15抵香港。收件人未能尋獲,改寄上海,8.16抵達。此為雲南寄國外,混貼印支票並支付國際郵資之存世三例之一。
馬蘭茂著《雲南郵政史1901-1949》第34頁圖6原件。 2014.1 Interasia拍品號3114。
《郵史研究》第二十九期原件。