1877 Yokohama (7 May) to England via Brindisi, f.w. Hong Kong QV
1st surch issue 28c/30c (Yang 21) at top right and 8c at bottom
left, tied
1877 Yokohama (7 May) to England via Brindisi, f.w. Hong Kong QV
1st surch issue 28c/30c (Yang 21) at top right and 8c at bottom
left, tied by Y1 obliterator in black, alongside with Yokohama BPO
cds and extremely scarce Webb type D Yokohama Registered oval d.s.
Transit Hong Kong (16 May) also with oval registered d.s. Arrived
London (2 Jul). It is the only recorded example of Yokohama BPO
registered oval d.s. by Webb. Ex- Ashton. Illustration plate 54 in
"Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and Japan" by Webb.
Illustration in "Yokohama “Y1” Registered covers (revised August
2011)". 2011 (7 Aug) Dynasty Auction Hong Kong, realized
HKD$250,000.
1877.5.7
橫濱經布林迪西寄英國，右上貼香港維多利亞女皇像第一次改值28仙蓋30仙（楊目21），左下貼8仙，銷Y1黑色殺手戳，另鈐橫濱英局日戳及極稀罕之Webb
D型橫濱英局橢圓形掛號日戳。5.16經香港，同樣鈐橢圓形掛號日戳。7.2抵英國。此為Webb記錄中橫濱英局橢圓形掛號日戳之孤例。
Ashton舊藏。 Webb《Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports of China and
Japan》Plate 54原件。 《Yokohama “Y1” Registered covers (revised August
2011)》圖例原件 2011.8.7 香港Dynasty Auction，落鎚價達25萬港元。
