【Autumn 2023 Sales Special Features: Scarce Early Shanghai BPO h.s.】
1861 Shanghai to USA via Southampton, bearing scarce Webb 3 double-ringed “SHANGHAE / PAID / Post Office” h.s. in red on front and type 2 double-lined “SHANGHAE” cds in black on reverse (with date inverted variety). Showing “1/2”, “1/1” postage manuscript and “16CENTS” accountancy mark. Transit Hong Kong (26 Feb), London (18 Apr), Portland (5 May). Remarkable example showcasing two scarce early Shanghai BPO h.s., not to be missed.
【秋拍拍品介紹：上海英國客郵局之珍罕郵戳】
1861年上海經修咸頓寄美國，正背分別鈐珍罕之Webb Type 3 “SHANGHAE / PAID / Post Office”雙圈紅色圓戳及type 2 “Shanghae”雙線黑色日戳（帶日期倒置變異）。寫有“1/2”、“1/1”郵資字樣及“16CENTS”戳記。2.26經香港，4.18經倫敦，5.5波特蘭落地。集兩款珍罕郵戳於一身之上海英國客郵局超凡例子，不容錯過。
