Lot 2299

1861 Shanghai (3 Mar) to USA, rated “1/2” for British-packet-via-Southampton rate and 16c for trans-atlantic rate, applied with scarce Webb type 2 “SHANGHAE” double-arc cds and type 3 “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” circular seal. Transit Hong Kong (10 Mar), London (1 May), New York (17 May). Arrived Annapolis (20 May). Cover opened out for display. Webb recorded less than a dozen of example for type 2 and three covers for type 3. Dr. Andrew Cheung recorded nine for type 3 and it is one of the three addressing to USA. 1980 (5 Dec) Sotheby Parke Bernet “The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection”, lot 586. Illustration fig PO-61-5, p. 284 in “”Far East Mail Ship Itineraries Vol I” by Lee C Scamp. Here are the 9 recorded examples of “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” type 3 postmark 1. 1860, December 2 to Boston, Mass. (Insufficiently prepaid) 2. 1861, January to Corfu 3. 1861, “6” January to London (re: HKPS 2011 June NL) 4. 1861, February 21 to London (ex. Ishikawa lot 585) 5. 1861, February 21 to London (re-directed with Crown circle R.) 6. 1861, March 3 to Annapolis 7. 1861, March 22 to France 8. 1861, April to Sydney 9. 1861, April 5 to Ipswich, Mass

1861.3.3 上海寄美國，郵資“1/2”合英國郵船經修咸頓郵資及“16c”跨太西洋郵資，鈐稀罕難得之Webb 2 型“SHANGHAE”雙弧形日戳及Webb 3型“SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE”圓戳。3.10經香港，5.1經倫 敦，5.17經紐約。5.20抵Annapolis。封剖開以作展示。Webb記錄中，2型戳存世不足十來件，3型戳則只有三 件。張文德醫生記錄3型戳有九件，此為當中三件寄美國者之一。 1985.12.5 蘇富比石川良佐專場，拍品號586。 Lee C Scamp著《Far East Mail Ship Itineraries Vol I》第284頁圖PO-61-5原件。 以下為記錄中九件帶有“SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE”3型圓戳之例子 Here are the 9 recorded examples of “SHANGHAE / PAID / POST OFFICE” type 3 postmark 1. 1860, December 2 to Boston, Mass. (Insufficiently prepaid) 2. 1861, January to Corfu 3. 1861, “6” January to London (re: HKPS 2011 June NL) 4. 1861, February 21 to London (ex. Ishikawa lot 585) 5. 1861, February 21 to London (re-directed with Crown circle R.) 6. 1861, March 3 to Annapolis 7. 1861, March 22 to France 8. 1861, April to Sydney 9. 1861, April 5 to Ipswich, Mass