1897 (13 May) “D. Melnikoff, Foochow, China” registered cover to
Nova Scotia, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 10c/12ca x3,
tied
1897 (13 May) “D. Melnikoff, Foochow, China” registered cover to
Nova Scotia, f.w. Empress Dowager surch small figure 10c/12ca x3,
tied by Customs Foochow cds, alongside with R mark. In combination
with Hong Kong QV 10c in strip of 3, tied by Hong Kong (16 May)
cds. Little roughly opened at top, nevertheless a very fine and
outstanding registered double rate usage from Foochow. Chan 45.
Provenance: Dr. Warren G. Attwood, Harmer, Rooke & Co. (New York)
7.10.1952, lot 131, Christoper D’Almada, Christie’s Robson Lowe
(Zurich) 29.11.1990, lot 1159, Anna Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckham,
Sotheby’s and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 14.5. 1998, lot A120
References: Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress
Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged
Issues Covers and Cards-1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 695.
Illustrated.
1897.5.13 “D.
Melnikoff”公司掛號封自福州寄新蘇格蘭，貼慈壽加蓋小字10分蓋12分銀x3，合雙倍重量掛號郵資，銷福州海關日戳，旁鈐R章。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙直三連，銷香港5.16日戳。封頂打開，品相上佳。
1952.10.7 Harmer, Rooke & Co., Dr. Warren G. Attwood，拍品號131。 1990
(29 Nov) 蘇黎世Christie's Robson Lowe，Christoper D'Almada，拍品號1159。
1998.5.14 蘇富比與Corinphila，貝克曼伉儷，拍品號A120。
關道華著《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑》第二冊第695頁原件。
