cover -- 1863 CC 6c. lilac (2, somewhat faded) tied by two superb strikes of "D29" and overstruck "S1" in transit at Shanghai on 1879 (31 May) envelope to Scotland, showing type B c.d.s. alongside with, on reverse, Shanghai (3.6) and Hong Kong (7.6) transit c.d.s. Photo

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cover -- 1863 CC 6c. lilac (2, somewhat faded) tied by two superb strikes of "D29" and overstruck "S1" in transit at Shanghai on 1879 (31 May) envelope to Scotland, showing type B c.d.s. alongside with, on reverse, Shanghai (3.6) and Hong Kong (7.6) transit c.d.s. Photo
Provenance
George E. Burghard, 1961
Ryohei Ishikawa, 1980

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