Lot 2054
China, French Post Offices in China (towns other than Shanghai)
Estimate
12,000 - 40,000 HKD
1869 (3 May) blue entire from Nagasaki to London via French ligne mail, franked with a strip of 3 French Laureated 40c, cancelled by “5104” diamond lozenges, together with a “SHANGHAI BAU FRANCAIS / 13 MAI 65”, red boxed “PD”, London arrival c.d.s., and the despatch forwarder oval mark “L. KNIFFLER & Co / NAGASAKI”. The reverse side cancelled by a very rare “SHANG-HAI / PAQ. FR R No.1” octagonal d.s. A good French mail illustrating Nagasaki mail privately carried to Shanghai where it handed over to French P.O., thereby saving some money, though this route to Europe via China was illegal at the time. An excellent entire with the combination of the Nagasaki origin and the Shanghai Paquebot h.s. Provenance: (1) Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman; (2) The Mosaic Collection Aug 2010
1869.5.3 橫濱經法國郵船寄倫敦，貼40生丁三連，銷5104殺手戳，另見上海法局日戳及極罕之上海法郵船1號八角形日戳。此信先私遞至上海以節省郵資。貝克曼舊藏。2010年Mosaic集藏。