The 2024 Summer Auction - Sale 343 (June 27 - June 30, 2024)
Sale 343
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f.w. Junk 5c, bearing Shensi Fangchen (Kui Chou Year lunar cds.), Tungchowfu, Sianfu (Ping) cds. Rare usage of Junk issue. Except the Fangcheng cds. dated lunar year, all other cds. dated ROC 2nd year while the month and date on all cds. were in Gregorian calendar. Ex Stephen Yen (嚴平西)
with a fine array of transit backstamps of CHUNGKIANGHSIEN showing MIN GUO FOURTH YEAR 1915.2.19, Mienchuhsien, Wanhsien, Hankow, Peking-Moukden Bureau Ambulant datestamp, arriving Ramsgatge 29 MR 1915. It took 29 days for the cover to travel from Peking-Mpoukden Railway to destination, evidencing that the "Via Siberia" mail service was somewhat affected by World War I.
f.w. Junk Issue x 5 on reverse, tied by Tunghing cds., along with R.R. and Tunghing registered cachet, bearing on both sides three "Tunghing Foreign Affairs Officier seals", on reverse with Pakhoi transit cds. VF-F.
including Martyrs 2c ovpt. "Limited For Use in Taiwan", Revenue Stamps surch. GY $3 vertical pair, SYS Gold Yuan Issue, Shanghai Central Print 10 Yuan in blocks of 10, imprint marginal block of 6, imprint marginal block of 8, with overprint error, cutting error or wild perforation error. VF.
VF-F.
plus another single stamp with Chinese character "中" broken variety. All unused without gum as issued. Slightly toned. VF-F.
