Lot 180

1903 Pingtu (Jan) to USA, f.w. Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by extremely scarce Pingtu PO "Sun-and-Moon" cds. Transit Kiaochow Chinese PO. In combination with German Kiaochow 10pf in pair, tied by Tsingtau German PO cds. Transit Yokohama (24 Jan), Seattle (14 Feb). Sun-and-Moon cds on outgoing international mails are rather unusual.

1903.1 平度寄美國，貼蟠龍1角，銷極為珍罕之平度郵政局日月戳。經膠州中國郵局。加貼德佔膠州10芬尼雙連，銷青島德局日戳。1.24經橫濱，2.14經西雅圖。日月戳鈐於寄國外郵件上更是可遇不可求。