Lot 82

1894 Spanish Legation Peking (6 Mar) to Philippines, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 4ca + 5ca, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with Customs Peking cds on reverse. Showing legation seal on front. Transit Customs Shanghai (14 Mar). In combination with Hong Kong QV 10c, tied by Shanghai BPO cds. Transit Hong Kong (19 Mar). Arrived Manila (25 Mar). With BPA certificate. The earlier of the two recorded Dowager covers to Manila.

1894.3.6 西班牙駐北京公使館寄菲律賓，貼慈壽初版4分銀 + 5分銀，銷北京中文戳記，背另鈐北京海關始發日戳。正見公使館紫章。3.14經上海海關。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像10仙，銷上海英局日戳。3.19經香港。3.25抵馬尼拉。為兩件寄馬尼拉的慈壽封中較早的一件。附BPA證書。