Lot 2118

1916 Suilai (22 Mar) to Wusu. Red band cover, f.w. Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinkiang 3c, tied by Suilai bilingual cds dated "First Year". Arrived Wusu (23 Mar) also with "First Year" cds. Last day cover of the Hung Hsien Empire. Extremely significant. Plus a Junk ovpt. Limited For Use in Sinking 2c used by Turfan "First Year" cds.

1916.3.22 綏來寄烏蘇。紅條封，貼帆船加蓋限新省貼用3分，銷綏來縣“元年”腰框日戳。3.23抵烏蘇，同樣鈐“元年”日戳。此為洪憲帝國尾日封，極具歷史意義。另附一枚銷吐魯蕃“元年”日戳之限新帆船舊票。