Lot 2370

1881 Hankow (5 Sep) to England, f.w. Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by scarce D29 obliterator in black, alongside with Hankow BPO Webb type B cds. Transit Shanghai BPO (8 Sep) without S1 obliterator. Transit Hong Kong (13 Sep). Arrived London (24 Oct). Edges partly damaged but not affecting postmark or stamp. Webb stated that Shanghai did not re-stamp all Hankow mails after 1880. One of the 5 recorded covers with D29 used alone as cancellator. Ex- Houston, Cranford and Canman.

1881.9.5 漢口寄英國，貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷少見之D29黑色殺日戳，旁鈐漢口英局Webb B型日戳。9.8經上海英局，貼票未有再銷S1殺手戳。9.13經香港。10.24抵倫敦。邊緣有損但不影響郵票郵戳。Webb指在1880年後，上海英局未有為所有漢口郵件再次銷票。為記錄中五件僅以D29銷票的信封之一。Houston、Cranford及 Canman舊藏。