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1883 (Feb. 12) part newspaper wrapper from Shanghai to the Commissioner of Customs, Ichang, showing on reverse "Shanghai/Local Post/2" small double-ring origin datestamp in blue on reverse, and on front the rare "Hankow Customs/Mail Matter" large unframed oval handstamp (type I) with serifed letters in red and matching "Customs/Hankow" double-ring datestamp (2.19), top left portion of the wrapper with addressee's name has been torn away, unusual and interesting usage demonstrating the workings of the Shanghai Local Post system and its cooperation with the Customs Post, Fine to Very Fine strikes.
A very early example of the elusive Hankow Customs Mail Matter type I handstamp, of which we record five covers and the above wrapper, used between February 17 and April 13, 1883.
Auction Record Spink (Hong Kong), Nov. 25, 2001, lot 2502. Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Opening HK$ 15,000.00
Sold...HK$ 15,000.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 14:48:32 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1155
Symbol: o
ca. 1893, 50¢ violet on yellow Hankow Dog, Unissued, clean print with centrally struck complete "Hankow/NO 28/98/Local Post" c.d.s. (year slug inverted); several creases but otherwise sound and fresh, Very Fine. An extraordinarily rare stamp. Of fewer than ten copies believed to exist, nearly all are mint. This is thought to be one of only two known postmarked examples, the other illustrated in Dougan (p. 125) with identical date. Favor-cancelled, as the Hankow Local Post closed in early 1897. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 6,500.00
Sold...HK$ 6,500.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 10:38:44 EST
Sold For 6500
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1156
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
Hankow, Exceptional Mint and Used Collection with Varieties, 1893-96, hinged on homemade quadrille pages, two collections in actuality, attractive and usefully duplicated, ranging #4//25 plus Postage Dues, with mint, used and on-piece examples along with shades; better include mint/unused #17, 18 (2), 24, 25 (left margin block of 8), J2, J3, J8a, J10b, and used #1, 3, 16, 17, 24, J4, J5, J9, J10e, J12; an appealing and valuable holding, generally Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) Est. HK$12,000-16,000
Est. HK$12,000-16,000
Opening HK$ 7,500.00
Sold...HK$ 7,500.00
Closed..Jul-11-2023, 10:39:11 EST
Sold For 7500
Sale No: 39
Lot No: 1157
Symbol: *
Cat No: LH2
1893, First Issue, 5¢ green on salmon (Chan LH2. Scott 2), positions 1-3-8-10, including "Broken Kow" variety, top margin vertical strip of 4, a previously unrecorded setting, fresh-faced with strong color and clean surfaced paper, o.g., hinged; diagonal crease in selvage, bottom stamp with two edge thins, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $2,200 as singles (HK$ 17,320). Est. HK$6,000-8,000
