China, 1891 (15 Apr.) registered envelope to London (19.5), showing “Customs/Canton” type C double-ring origin d.s. on reverse, and bearing on front Hong Kong 2c. vertical strip of three, 5c. and 10c., cancelled by “A/Canton” c.d.s. (15.4), with “R” in circle h.s. adjacent, a few small faults mainly affecting one 2c. stamp, fine and an early example of the type C Customs dater for Canton. Estimate 40,000 - 50,000 According to Customs Dater (1875-1913) published by the Philatelic Writers Club (Taipei, 2008), p. 22, the earliest known usage of the “Customs/Canton” type C dater is 28 July 1891. The above cover is from the same correspondence and predates this by more than three months.
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