Lot 1960

1912 Chengkengtien (11 Jul) to Tunglin via Ninguta. Red band cover, f.w. Coiling Dragon 3c on reverse, tied by Anhwei Chengkengtien cds. Transit Hweichow (11 Jul), Tatung (17 Jul), Nanking (18 Jul), Kwangchengtze (24 Jul), Ninguta (27 Jul), Suifenho (30 Jul). Arrived Tunglin with “Kirin Tunglin PO” tombstone cancel. Ninguta cds is especially rare.

1912.7.11 鄭坑店經寧古塔寄東寧。紅條封，背貼蟠龍3分，銷安徽鄭坑店腰框日戳。7.11經徽州，7.17經大通，7.18經南京，7.24經寬城子，7.27經寧古塔，7.30經綏芬河。抵東寧，鈐“吉林東寧廳郵政局”紅色碑形戳。寧古塔日戳尤其少見。