Italy to Tientsin, China going through China's Customs System
24 March 1894, Italian Postal 10-centesimi stationery card
despatched
Italy to Tientsin, China going through China's Customs System
24 March 1894, Italian Postal 10-centesimi stationery card
despatched from Napoli to Tientsin China c/o Imperial Germanial
Consulate.On the front side, 10-centesimi indicium cancelled by the
boxed obliterator NAPOLI 24 MR 94 c.d.s., blue crayon manuscript
"2" and "Tientsin"; cancelled by double ringed "CUSTOMS
TIENTSIN/MAY 1/1894" in blue color, 2 marine sorter c.d.s.
"SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG /A/AP 16/94", another Tientsin Customs
c.d.s. "CUSTOMS TIENTSIN/APR 30/1894" in red color-red color
customs c.d.s. refers to incoming to Tientsin, and the blue color
customs c.d.s. refers to dispatch out to re-direct to Peking
Customs.
On the reverse side, another marine sorter c.d.s. "SINGAPORE TO
HONG KONG/A/AP 16/94" (so three times of marine sorter c.d.s. on
the card), Germany Imperial P.O. c.d.s "TIENTSIN/KAISERL. DEUTSCHE
POSTAGENTUR 4/5 94", arrival customs c.d.s. "I.G. OF CUSTOMS
PEKING/MAY 4/94".
A very good Italian postal card illustrating the inter-connections
with China's customs system and the use of landing and dispatch
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS c.d.s. in different colors.
義大利寄中國天津,經中國海關郵政體系
1894年3月24日,義大利10分郵資明信片由拿坡里(Napoli)寄往中國天津,收件地址為德國領事館代收。正面所見:印刷郵票面值10分(centesimi)的明信片上,貼印郵資圖案由方框型日戳「NAPOLI
24 MR94」銷戰,並以藍色蠟筆手寫「2」及「Tientsin」;另有林 CUSTOMS TIENTSIN/APR
30/1894」紅色雙圈日戰林,表示郵件抵達天津海關。 再加上**「CUSTOMS TIENTSIN/MAY
1/1894」藍色日戳**,表示此信由天津海關轉寄至北京海關。途中經過的船郵戳記為**「SINGAPORE TO HONG
KONG/A/AP 16/94」**海運分揀日戳,共出現三次。
背面所見:再一次出現**「SINGAPORE TO HONG KONG/A/AP 16/94」海運日戳,
另蓋有德國天津郵局「TIENTSIN/ KAISERL. DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR 4/5 94」日戳
**,以及最終送達的**「I.G. OF CUSTOMS PEKING/MAY 4/94」北京海關到達日戳林。
此件義大利郵政明信片完整展示了19世紀末國際郵件如何透過中國海關郵政體系遞送,同時具備天津海關紅色抵達觀與藍色轉寄戳的雙色組合,並與德國郵政局及北京海關相互銜接,具有高郵政史價值。
