German Post China

Lot 2045 German Post China

Description

United States, 1903 Post Office Department Entire and Avis de Reception Receipt. Entire with "Post Office Department, Post Office, Rome, GA, "USA", Official Business" imprint and addressed to "Peking, Deutsche Post, China", Rome, Ga. Feb. 21, 1903 duplex datestamp and cancel, San Francisco (Feb. 28) and Shanghai (Mar. 30) backstamps, cover missing top flap, accompanied by enclosure of "Avis de Reception" receipt, properly filled in regarding a postcard received and with "Peking, Deutsche Post Jan. 3, 1903" circular datestamp (date of original article sent), Very Fine, an exceptional pair