Lot# 5163

The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340   24th to 28th June 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 5163
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 12,000 HK$
1900 (Sep 20) registered cover from Bridport to "J.M Reid, China Inland Mission, Shanghai", backstamped at Hong Kong, redirected to Chefoo with a violet handstamp, backstamped upon arrival and endorsed " Received open at this office, officially sealed here". All four sides are resealed with white paper tape and tied by 4 wax seals, each impressed with bilingual "POST OFFICE/ CHEFOO", and three boxed Japan Miyazaki cachets in red, plus two datestamps. The cover then redirected back to Shanghai, backstamped "REGISTERED-SHANGHAI" by the Shanghai LPO. A remarkable item with rare Chefoo Post Office wax seals, possibly the only surviving example of these seals.