1876 Swatow (27 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied scarce S2
obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in
violet
1876 Swatow (27 Jul) to USA, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c, tied scarce S2
obliterator in violet, matching with Swatow BPO Webb type B cds in
violet on reverse. Showing "Via San Francisco" annotation. Transit
Hong Kong (27 Jul) with PAID ALL cds in red. Transit San Francisco
(29 Aug). S2 obliterator on covers are scarce as Webb only recorded
6 covers and postcards. The earliest recorded of S2 and Swatow type
B cds was 29 Aug 1875 according to Dr. Andrew Cheung.
1876.7.27 汕頭寄美國,貼香港維多利亞女皇像2仙,銷少見之S2紫色殺手戳,背面蓋有汕頭英局Webb B型紫色日戳。寫有“Via
San Francisco”批示。7.27經香港,鈐PAID
ALL紅色中轉戳。8.29經三藩市。S2殺手戳之封片十分少見難得,Webb記錄僅有六件。而按張文德醫生記錄,最早同時蓋有S2及汕頭B型日戳之記錄為1875年8月29日。