1839 Cover front from Egypt to “T.O. Upjohn, Transport Eagle, Captn
Patterson, Eastern Expedition, China”, showing fine strike
1839 Cover front from Egypt to “T.O. Upjohn, Transport Eagle, Captn
Patterson, Eastern Expedition, China”, showing fine strike of
Waghorn type 7 “CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN & CO./LONDON. ALEXANDRIA.”
(Sidebottom 7; Smith 7) handstamp. Arrived on 15 Jun 1842 according
to manuscript. The Type 7 handstamp is scarce, with Smith recording
only eighteen covers dated between Apr. 25, 1839, and Sep. 1841.
Only about 5 Waghorn covers (or fronts such as this) are recorded
to China, and probably unique to Opium War soldier.
1839年埃及寄“中國東方遠征軍”封面,鈐清晰之Waghorn 7型“CARE OF MESSRS. WAGHORN &
CO./LONDON. ALEXANDRIA.” 兩行橫戳(Sidebottom 7; Smith
7)。按批注可知1942.6.15抵達。7型橫戳甚為少見,Smith記錄中僅見18例,日期為1839年4月25日至1841年9月間。Waghorn
封寄中国的不过5件左右,寄给鴉片戰爭军人的可能只此一件。