Lot 2228

1899 Canton (9 Sep) to France. Peak view PPC, f.w. Hong Kong QV 2c in pair, tied by Canton BPO Webb type Di (index A) cds. Transit Hong Kong (9 Sep). Webb stated that this type of cds is "curiously rare as nearly all examples of type D bear index B. This postcard predates the record of Webb (18 Dec 1899).

1899.9.9 廣州寄法國。山頂風光明信片，貼香港維多利女皇像2仙雙連，銷廣州英局Webb Di型（A字）日戳。9.9經香港。Webb指此戳之大部分例子均為B字，A字例子甚為少見。此片日期比Webb的記錄（1899年12月18日）更早。