Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Mail to and From China and the Far East
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1310
1c Green, 2c Rose, Ty. I (498, 499). Tied by wavy-line machine cancel on cover to Shanghai, China and forwarded to Tsinanfu, Washington D.C. return address provides clue as to origin, forwarding postage paid by China, 1915, 3c Blue Green, First Peking Printing (224), tied by indistinct circular datestamp, also with blue "Censored" handstamp, back of cover with large "Examined by Censor" label tied by Shanghai circular datestamps, Dec. 26, 1917 U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai backstamp, some edgewear, still Very Fine and scarce censored cover
E. 500-750
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