By: Interasia Auctions Limited
lot # 4121 - chinese local posts amoy / chefoo / chinkiang / chungking / foochow
Chinese Local Posts (Amoy), 1895 (8 June) lithographed 1c. rose-red from the foot of the sheet on 1895 (17 Sept.) envelope to Shanghai, cancelled by "Local Post Office/Amoy/A" c.d.s., endorsed "pr s/s 'Singan'", with "Shanghai/Local Post/H" c.d.s. (22.9) in blue on reverse, ageing and water staining nevertheless a rare commercial franking. Livingston 2.
Estimate HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
Provenance: Major Richard Pratt, Spink (Hong Kong), 20.1.08, lot 558.
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