Lot 4138
1882, 5¢ yellow brown (205), tied by grid cancel on mourning cover from Ningpo, China to Mojave, Cal., red "United States Consulate, Ningpo" corner card handstamp, purple "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, 20 Oct. 88" double-oval postmark, endorsed "on So. Pacific R.R.", San Francisco (11.10) backstamp; opened at top and bottom, Very Fine.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
A SCARCE MOURNING COVER USAGE FROM NINGPO, CHINA WITH THE RARE SCRIPT STYLE NINGPO CONSULATE HANDSTAMP.
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| Realized $4,500 |
