Lot 227

1898 Peru (22 Aug) to Peking. Mourning cover, f.w. Peru ovpt. Gobierno 1c in pair + 10c x4 on both sides, tied by Lima cds., along with registered mark. Transit New York (18 Sep), San Francisco (22 Sep), Shanghai Chinese PO (3 Nov). Arrived Peking with dollar cds. Cover opened out for display. Spectacular incoming cover from South America. Ex- Steve Chazen.

1898.8.22 秘魯寄北京。報哀封，正背貼秘魯票加蓋Gobierno 1分雙連 + 10分x4，銷利馬日戳，旁見掛號章。9.18經紐約，9.22經三藩市，11.3經上海中國郵局。抵北京，鈐大圓戳。封剖開以作展示。出類拔萃之南美進口封。蔡盛舊藏。