United States Post Office
cover 1900 (4 Nov.) "Post Office Department" official envelope addressed to Germany (14.12 arrival) bearing U.S.A. 1898-1900 1c., 2c., 5c. and 1895 8c. all in pairs and cancelled by unframed straight-line "CHINA" h.s., with "MIL.P STA NO1 TIENTSIN/CHINA" c.d.s. adjacent; a rare though philatelically inspired cover. Holcombe Certificate (1989)
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cover 1900 (4 Nov.) "Post Office Department" official envelope addressed to Germany (14.12 arrival) bearing U.S.A. 1898-1900 1c., 2c., 5c. and 1895 8c. all in pairs and cancelled by unframed straight-line "CHINA" h.s., with "MIL.P STA NO1 TIENTSIN/CHINA" c.d.s. adjacent; a rare though philatelically inspired cover. Holcombe Certificate (1989)
Further details
For an 1874 cover used in the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, see lot 3169