Lot 1131
1901 (5 June) registered parcel card from an Adjutant in the Korps-Kommando to Duisberg (10.8), bearing on front and back Petschili Reichspost 10pf rose, 20pf ultramarine, and 2m blackish blue (Michel Vc, Vd, Vk) singles (2), cancelled by "Peking/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., the 20pf has a few blunt perfs and one 2m has a split corner at lower right, the left sender's coupon detached, Fine and rare franking with the 2 mark value.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 1977 Mansfeld Certificate.
Provenance: Welfen, Mizuhara
According to the rate for a 2 kilogram parcel, introduced on 10 October 1900, postage to Shanghai was 40 pfennig with an additional 1.90 mark winter surcharge for this route, 3.60 mark for the journey by sea, and 40 pfennig for German internal postage.
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| Realized $2,100 |
