Sale 256


Lot 489



China, 1914 back of cover from USA to Hankow, Postage Due "Republic of China" London overprint 1c brown block of ten and pair applied over Seattle four-line handstamp indicating that the envelope was posted at a rate not corresponding to the destination (i.e., posted at the 3 cents domestic rate and thereby underpaid by 3 cents, hence taxed at full international rate plus penalty) and cancelled by arrival c.d.s., "Shanghai, China, Rec'd./U.S. Postal Agency" transit c.d.s. adjacent.
Estimate 150 - 200

 
Realized $350



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