SYDNEY, Australia to Shanghai, China 18 May 1872, a cover affixed with Australia 1-shilling adhesive in red, cancelled by Sydney datestamp
SYDNEY, Australia to Shanghai, China 18 May 1872, a cover affixed with Australia 1-shilling adhesive in red, cancelled by Sydney datestamp (MY18/1872), addressed to Mr. John Williams, North China Herald Office, Shanghai, China. On the reverse, the HK transit c.d.s. dated 3 July 1872. On the left side, there is some manuscript writing of Received 9th July 1872. This 1-shilling Australian stamp is Stanley Gibbons SG 171 or SG 175, issued by New South Wales, part of colonial Australia, line engraved. A good use of 1-shilling values from New South Wales which is not commonly used on mail to China, especially pre-UPU, prior to 1875. Some oxidised on the 1-shilling stamp and part of the flap lost
