Lot 31

1894 Chinkiang (30 Nov) to Captain Binns, Canton, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st Print 1ca in vertical pair + 2ca in horizontal pair + 3ca, in total of 9ca domestic registered rate, tied by Customs Chinkiang cds. Arrived Customs Canton (10 Dec). Captain Binns was a famous stamp collector. Illustration no. A-1 894-006, p. 6 in "Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues Volume I" by Tony To-Wah Kwan. 2003 (13 Jul) China Guardian.

1894.11.30 鎮江寄廣州Binns船長，貼慈壽初版1分銀直雙連 + 2分銀橫雙連 + 3分銀，合9分銀國內郵資，銷鎮江海關日戳。12.10抵廣州海關。Binns船長為著名之集郵者。 關道華著《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑（上）》第6頁圖A-1 894-006原件。 2003.7.13 中國嘉德。