1896 German Consulate Peking to Hong Kong, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 9ca x2, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G Customs
1896 German Consulate Peking to Hong Kong, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 9ca x2, tied by Peking Chinese seal, matching with I.G Customs of Peking cds. Transit Customs Shanghai (27 Nov). In combination with Hong Kong QV 5c in strip of 3, tied by Shanghai BPO. On reverse with German Consulate label. Provenance:Ex- Milo D. Rowell, Christie’s Swire, (Hong Kong), (Sep) 1992, lot 1645.Tony T W Kwan,.ed, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume One: First Printing Covers and Cards.(Hong.Kong,.2011), p. 401.1896年德國駐北京領事館寄香港，貼慈壽初版9分銀x2，銷北京漢文戳記，背鈐北京海關始發日戳。11.27經上海海關。加貼香港維多利亞女皇像5仙橫三連，銷上海英局日戳。背以德國領事館貼紙封口。 Milo D Rowell舊藏（1992年9月香港佳士得，拍品號1645）。 關道華《慈禧壽辰票暨其加蓋票信封圖鑑》上冊第401頁。
