Sydney, Australia to Shanghai, redirected to Saigon 7 July 1893,
New South Wales 1-1/2 pence UPU card in blue to Shanghai, and
Sydney, Australia to Shanghai, redirected to Saigon 7 July 1893,
New South Wales 1-1/2 pence UPU card in blue to Shanghai, and then
re-directed to Saigon, cancelled by Sydney duplex "SYDNEY/JY 7/93"
and barred numeral cancellation On the reverse side, cancelled with
3 transit and arrival c.d.s. "HONG-KONG/A/AU 1/93", Shanghai B.P.O.
c.d.s. "SHANGHAI/C/AU 4/93", Saigon French c.d.s.
"SAIGON-CENTRAL/24 AOUT 93".
澳洲雪梨寄上海後轉寄西貢-1893年新南威爾士萬國郵聯明信片
1893年7月7日,一張新南威爾士發行之1-1/2便士藍色萬國郵聯(UPU)明信片,由澳洲雪梨(Sydney)寄往中國上海,後轉寄至越南西貢(Saigon)。正面蓋有雪梨雙圈日戳「SYDNEY/JY7/93」及格線數字銷戳。
背面則蓋有三個清晰的轉運與到達戳記:香港中轉戰「HONG-KONG/A/AU 1/
93」;上海英國郵局到達戳「SHANGHAI/C/AU4/93」:法屬西貢中央郵局戳記 SAIGON-CENTRAL/24 AOUT
93」。
此件為澳洲早期寄亞洲的萬國郵聯明信片,因收件人已離開上海而轉寄至法屬印度支那之西貢,展示了19世紀末國際郵件在亞洲區內的再投遞情況。
