The 2023 Special Sale - Sale 341

1905 (Sep 1) Imperial 2nd double postal card, reply card attached, from Shanghai used to Bombay, India, an unusual destination,uprated by CIP 1c & 2c, on both front portion and return portion of the double card, which is tied by Shanghai bisected cds. Front portion with Tuticorin transit and Bombay arrival. Content of the double card is the advertisement of the new cable system at the time. An interesting and quite rare complete double card to India. VF-F.

1905年9月1日清二次雙片自上海寄印度孟買，正片及回片皆加貼蟠龍1分及2分票，銷上海漢英小圓日戳，正片帶杜蒂戈林中轉戳及孟買到達戳。此片內容大致描述對新式電報系統的廣告意見。清二次雙片寄印度的完整雙片少見。上品。