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China, 1892 (10 Oct.) envelope from Avenches to the Imperial German Legation in Peking via Hong Kong (17.11) bearing Switzerland Standing Helvetia 25c., cancelled by origin c.d.s., with Small Dragon perf. 11œ-12 3ca. mauve cancelled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (21.11) and showing "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring d.s. (29.11) in red adjacent, "Hong Kong/B" transit c.d.s. on reverse, very fine and a highly unusual usage. Estimate HK$ 80,000 - 100,000

Provenance: "Ming", Corinphila (Zurich), 25.3.87, lot 4812 Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 11.11.99, lot D14.

THE RAREST OF THE SMALL DRAGON USAGES TO PAY INTERNAL POSTAGE ON FOREIGN MAIL ARRIVING IN SHANGHAI AND SENT ONWARDS TO CITIES IN NORTHERN CHINA. POSSIBLY THE ONLY SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF SUCH A COMBINATION WITH THE SMALL DRAGON STAMP APPLIED AND CANCELLED IN SHANGHAI.

There are a number of envelopes from this correspondence, either originating in Hamburg or Avenches. For those sent from Switzerland, there is an interesting evolution of the treatment of this mail. An envelope sent on 29 August 1892 shows only the German Postal Agency in Shanghai entry c.d.s. Two subsequent envelopes mailed on 12 and 19 September 1892 show the "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring d.s. in red. The envelope being offered above was posted on 10 October 1892 and a Small Dragon 3ca. was applied on arrival in China and cancelled by "Customs/Shanghai" c.d.s., with "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring d.s. in red alongside. A further five envelopes sent between 31 October and 19 December 1892 show the "To Pay" framed h.s. in red applied at Shanghai. Then, an envelope mailed on 16 January 1893 shows only the "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring d.s. in red. On 23 January 1893 another envelope posted from Avenches had a Small Dragon 3ca. applied at Tientsin and cancelled by its seal in blue, with "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring d.s. in red.

There are numerous envelopes from Hamburg to the same addressee, and all of these which have Small Dragons applied to pay the domestic postage are cancelled by Tientsin seals. Anbieter

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