SHANGHAI LOCAL POST
Description: 1863 November, envelope from Shanghai to the United States with a superb impression of the SHANGHAE LOCAL POST OFFICE cachet in black on the reverse, together with SHANGHAE 1863, Nov 1
code 'C' c.d.s. of the British Post Office and Hong Kong transit of Nov 21; red London paid transit on the obverse of 1864 Jan 18 overstruck by a light New York arrival / handstamp Chow SLP-1 /
Note: The earliest recorded item of Mail from the Shanghai Local Post.
Auction: SOTHEBY'S and CORINPHILA in association / Hong Kong 1997
Minimum bid: HK$ 40,000.00
Hammer price: HK$ 1,120,000.00