Lot 183

CONSTANTNPLE 君士坦丁堡, Turkey to British Legation, Peking, China March and August 1894, two covers sent from CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey to N.R. O'Conor, British Legation, Peking, China. (1) The first cover affixed with a pair of 2% d overprinted 40 PARAS QV stamps, cancelled by despatch c.d.s. "BRITISH POST OFFICE - CONSTANTINOPLE/A/MR 19/1894". On its reverse side, cancelled by a slew of transit and arrival c.d.s. including Alexandriea c.d.s. dated 25.III.94, Egypt transit c.d.s. "SUEZ 26 III 94", marine sorter c.d.s. "SINGAPORE TO HONG-KONG/AP 16". There is another CONSTANTINOPLE c.d.s. on the reverse side, but this one is in Index Code "B" instead of Code "A" which was used to cancel the two stamps. Code Index "B" here refers to the date despatched out to Peking China. (2) The second cover is affixed with one single 2% d overprinted 40 PARAS QV stamp, cancelled by despatch c.d.s. "BRITISH POST OFFICE-CONSTANTINOPLE/A/AU 11/1894". On its reverse side, cancelled by three transit and arrival c.d.s. including Alexandria c.d.s. dated 2.VIII.94, Egypt transit c.d.s., marine sorter c.d.s. "SINGAPORE TO HONG-KONG/A SP 8". O'Conor received his first ministerial appointment was in Peking 1885 as the Secretary, and later Chargé d'affaires until mid-1886, at the British Legation in Peking, China.

君士坦丁堡(今土耳其伊斯坦布爾)寄往中國北京英國公使館 1894年3月及8月,兩封郵件自君士坦丁堡寄往中國北京英國公使館,收件人為N. R. 0' Conor 先生。 (1)首封郵件貼有維多利亞女王像加蓋「40 PARAS」的2%便士郵票一對,銷 「BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE/A/MR 19/1894」日戳。信封背面蓋有多個中轉及到達日戳,包括亞歷山大港(Alexandriea)日戰「25.111.94」、埃及蘇伊士(SUEZ)中轉日戳「2611194」、以及海上郵政分揀戳「SINGAPORE TO HONG-KONG/AP 16」。 背面另蓋有另一枚君士坦丁堡日戳,但索引代碼為「B」,有別於正面蓋銷郵票之 「A」代碼。「B」代碼此處顯示此信件出發寄往北京的實際日子。 (2)第二封郵件貼有一枚加蓋「40 PARAS」的2%便士郵票,蓋銷「BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE/A/AU 11/1894」日戳。信封背面蓋有三個中轉及到達戳,包括亞歷山大港日戰「2.VI11.94」、埃及中轉戳及「SINGAPORE TO HONG-KONG /A/SP8」海上分揀日戳。