By: John Bull Stamp Auctions
lot # 9062 - 1912-1949 ROC - Collections & Accumulations
1898 (Feb 17) Chinese style cover from Ningpo to Tientsin,
f.w. ICP 1c x 2 on reverse, tied by Ningpo Pakua cancels (122 221), with originating Ningpo (Feb 17) Customs cds. on front, tranist via Ningpo head office receiveing NINGPO Dollar cds. (Feb 18) on cover back, along with Shanghai (Feb 19) Dollar cds. & Tientsin (Feb 28) Dollar cds. as arrival. This is the only known cover with Customs cds., Pakua and Dollar cds. of the same city on same cover. VF-F.
1898年2月17日中式封自寧波寄天津,背貼日本版蟠龍1分票直雙連,銷宁波八卦戳(122 221),正面盖有寧波海关(2月17日)始发日戳,背面另有宁波总局作为分拣局盖的宁波大圆戳(2月18日)、上海(2月19日)及天津(2月28日)大圓中轉戳及到達戳。此封乃存世仅见之同一封上盖有同一城市的海关日戳,八卦戳及大圆戳。邮政史大珍品。上品。
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