1895 (19 Feb.) envelope to the U.S.A. bearing 3ca orange-yellow
pair, cancelled by Peking seal in blue, in combination with
1895 (19 Feb.) envelope to the U.S.A. bearing 3ca orange-yellow
pair, cancelled by Peking seal in blue, in combination with France
“Chine” 25c, cancelled by “Shang-hai/Chine” c.d.s. (9 Mar.), and on
reverse blue “Customs/Peking” type D and “Customs/Shanghai” transit
(6 Mar.) daters, “Yokohama/Japan” transit c.d.s. (10 Mar.) and “San
Francisco, Cal.” arrivals (12-14 Apr.), with the closure of the
Japanese Post Office in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War, the
French Post Office still accepted the 6ca preferential rate of the
Japanese P.O. to the United States, fine. Chan 24. 2024 (Jul) AVA
Auctions, lot 211, hammered at HKD20,000.
1895.2.19
寄美國封,貼3分銀橙黃色雙連,銷北京藍色戳記。加貼法國加蓋“Chine”25生丁,銷3.9上海法局日戳。背面鈐北京海關D型日戳、3.6上海海關、3.10日本橫濱中轉戳及4.12-14三藩市到達戳。日本客郵局於甲午戰爭期間關閉,法國客郵局接受日本客郵局之6分銀差別郵資寄美國。中上品。陳目24。
2024.7 艾華拍賣,拍品號211,港幣2萬元落鎚。