Williamstown, Victoria, Australia to Shanghai 12 April 1873, a
cover from Williamstown Victoria to Shanghai, affixed with 2x
6-pence
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia to Shanghai 12 April 1873, a
cover from Williamstown Victoria to Shanghai, affixed with 2x
6-pence Victoria stamps in blue, cancelled by "WILLIAMSTOWN
VICOTRIA/AP 12/73" c.d.s. and numeral cancellation of "11". On the
reverse side, cancelled with Australian transit "MELBOURNE AP 12
73", Hong Kong transit c.d.s. "HONG-KONG/JU 3/73", and Shanghai
B.P.O. c.d.s. "SHANGHAI/A/JU9/73". Williamstown Victoria is located
at southwest of Melbourne and served as Melbourne's first major
port and for the earliest postal settlement port as well.
澳洲維多利亞省威廉斯鎮寄上海-1873年海外郵路封 1873年4月12日,一封由澳洲**維多利亞省威廉斯鎮(Williamstown,
Victoria) **寄往中國上海的信件,貼有維多利亞藍色6便士郵票兩枚,蓋銷清晰圓形日戰 FWILLIAMSTOWN
VICTORIA/AP 12/73」及數字「11」的格線銷戳。 封背蓋有三個轉運與到達戳記:澳洲墨爾本中轉戰「MELBOURNE /
AP 12/73」:香港中轉戳「HONG-KONG / JU 3/73」;上海英國郵局到達戰「SHANGHAI/A/JU 9 73.
威廉斯鎮位於墨爾本市區西南方,為維多利亞州最早的港口與郵政據點之一,在19世紀中期曾作為墨爾本的主要海港,亦為墨爾本的早期國際郵件寄遞功能。
