Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 4238 - 265.-273. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 4238 China Kaiserreich

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    Lord Napier's Post 1835 (Jan 12): Duplicate entire letter from Canton to London endorsed 'Minerva' at lower left, struck on despatch with superb straight line "CHINA" handstamp in red applied at the Canton British Postal Agency. Superb framed "WEYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER" in black (Robertson S4) and rated '2/7d.' to pay upon receipt with London arrival in red (May 11) on reverse. Extremely rare and absolutely superb.rnProvenance: Collection Ryohei Ishikawa, Sotheby's, London, 4-5 Dec 1980, lot 477; Cavendish, Derby, 26 Sept 2002.rn                rnNote: See "Imperial China, History of the Posts" by Major Richard Pratt, page 55 - 'there are a small number of covers that were despatched from Canton, from the year 1835 onwards, which bear a strike of a straight line "CHINA" handstamp'. The marking (5 covers recorded by Webb in "Treaty Ports" on page 259) is recorded in use from Sept 12, 1834 until March 1, 1835 coinciding with Lord Napier's tenure as Superintendent of British Trade in China.
    Ausruf : 10.000,00 CHF
    Zuschlag : 13.000,00 CHF