Stamp Catalogue
Red Revenue
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OVERSEAS MAIL C.P.O. Foochow - U.S.P.A. Shanghai to the United States Description: 1897 May 3, 'United States Consulate' corner card envelope from Foochow to Texas (Juni 26) via San Francisco (May 31), franked with small surcharge '2c on 3c' deep red vertical pairs (2- one containing comma for stop and inverted 's' varieties) in combination with Dowager small surcharge 1st printing '4c on 4ca' rose-pink (4), tied by FOOCHOW pa-kua cancellations in brown, Foochow Customs c.d.s. of May 3 in brown alongside, passed to the United States Postal Agency, franked with 5c brown strip of three, tied by U.S. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI c.d.s. of May 7 and No. '1' duplex, showing UNITED STATES CONSULATE FUCHAU CHINA c.d.s. adjacent / Note: Double rate to the Unites States via the United States Postal Agency in Shanghai (15 cent). Fully prepaid 20 cents in Shanghai. Condition: One stamp in the pair '2c on 3c' has tiny surface abrasion. US 5c strip of three at one time partially lifted and subsequently damaged in place. Auction: Zurich Asia Limited / Hong Kong 2001 Minimum bid: HK$ 400,000.00 Hammer price: Not sold |
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OVERSEAS MAIL C.P.O. Shanghai - U.S.P.A. Shanghai to the United States Description: 1897 May 7, envelope from Shanghai to Baltimore endorsed "Per s.s. 'Peru'", franked with large surcharge '1c and 3c' in combination with Dowager surcharge '1/2c on 3ca' (2) and '1c on 1ca', all tied by clear strikes SHANGHAI Customs c.d.s., passed to the United States Postal Agency, franked with the 1895 5c brown, tied by unclear cancellation; the United States was penmarked by the sender to prevent theft and is tied by an offset of the San Francisco transit mark; on reverse Customs mark of Shanghai, transit marks of Yokohama and San Francisco and arrival mark / Note: Single rate to the Unites States via the United States Postal Agency in Shanghai (5 cent). Fully prepaid 3 cents in Shanghai. Auction: 297th Köhler Wiesbaden / Germany 1998 Minimum bid: DEM 5,000.00 Hammer price: DEM 21,000.00 |
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