INAUGURAL AUCTION

1879 Tientsin Hong Kong combination,. 1879 (20 Dec) Tientsin to Germany. Cover bearing on reverse a 1ca + 2x 5ca Large Dragon stamps cancelled by Tientsin Chinese killer, with Customs Tientsin cds alongside. Winter route to Customs Shanghai (2 Jan 1880). Transferred to British PO Shanghasi, where Hong Kong QV 8c yellow stamp cancelled by ‘S1’ killer, with Shanghae cds 2 Jan alongside. Transit Hong Kong (6 Jan), to arrive Wiesbaden (11 Feb). Large Dragons, p.118 

1879年，德璀琳書札，冬令郵路，天津寄出，貼1分加兩枚5分大龍郵票，加貼香港8仙郵票，銷S1殺手戳和上海英局日戳，經香港到德國。黃建斌舊藏；《大龍信封存世攷》118頁原件。