Lot 243
1906 (Jan. 6) Shanghai, China to Chicago, Ill., "International Cycle Co." typewriter advertising envelope bearing 5¢ blue (304) horizontal pair tied by target cancellation, purple "Received/Jan 8 1906/U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China." four-line origin postmark, San Francisco (2.1) and Chicago (2.5) backstamps, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 250 - 300
Provenance: Karlen
The use of the Shanghai Agency "Received" postmark was an erroneous instead of the normal registry postmark.
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