Lot 3209

1934 Tihwa (2 Jun) to Shanghai, f.w. SYS and Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinkiang 1/2c in pair (one stamp dropped) + 1c x3 + 5c on both sides, tied by Tihwa bilingual cds. On reverse with "Sinkiang District Commissioner" oval d.s. Transit Kweisui (22 Jun). Arrived Shanghai (27 Jun). 20 days were spent between Tihwa and Kweisui, probably carried by motor mail route. Although the first official delivery by this route was 30 Aug 1934, several trial deliveries were conducted before that. This mail, is probably one of the examples.

1934.6.2 迪化寄上海，正背貼孫像及帆船加蓋限新省貼用半分 x2 （一枚掉票） + 1分x3 + 5分，銷迪化腰框英漢日戳。背鈐新疆郵務長橢圓日戳。6.22經歸綏，6.27抵上海。迪化至歸綏共20天，應經新綏汽車郵路送遞。雖然新綏汽車郵路的正式首班為8月30日，但之前已有數次試行，此封可能出自其中之一。