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 1894 (Feb. 14) envelope from Pakhoi to Shanghai, showing "Pakhoi Customs/Mail Matter" oval handstamp in red, and bearing Hong
Kong 5c blue, paying the interport rate, canceled by "Customs/Pakhoi" double-ring datestamp and "Hong Kong/F" c.d.s (17.2), there is another superb strike of the "Customs/Pakhoi" origin datestamp, as well as the "Shanghae/C" arrival c.d.s. (2.24), on
reverse, the envelope roughly opened at back and resealed, Fine to Very Fine and an incredibly rare usage.
Estimate HK$ 200,000 - 250,000,
Only four covers are recorded with the Pakhoi Customs Mail Matter
handstamp.
Reference
Directorate General of Posts, Ministry of Communications, The Revenue Surcharges China 1897. Vol. II (Taipei, 1987), p. 930.
Provenance and Auction Record
Stanley Gibbons (Hong
Kong), September 28, 1976, lot 123.
Huang Ming-Jeng, Interasia (Hong Kong), June 16, 2018, lot 46. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$200,000-250,000
SOLD for HK$440,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
