Lot
2327 
Offices in China, 1919, 2¢ to $2 complete, tied by neat strikes of "U.S. Postal Service, Shanghai, China, Rec'd, Oct 2, 1920" cds, additional "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Oct. 2 4PM, 1920" duplex cds on European-size registered cover with "Arnhold Brothers & Co., Ltd., Shanghai" flap imprint to Eugene Klein in Philadelphia, reverse with magenta "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Registered, Oct 2, 1920" double-circle, Chicago (11.1) and Philadelphia (11.3) receiving backstamps, Very Fine, ex-Mizuhara, mounted on his exhibit page. Scott No. K1-K16 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A COLORFUL AND RARE COMPLETE SET OF THE BUREAU-OVERPRINTED OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE USED ON COVER.
In the Siegel Drucker sale, a similar use from the same correspondence contained the original letter from Theodore Siddall, a stamp dealer, to his famous American colleague, Eugene Klein. Siddall sending ten sets by mail and commenting "the American post office is the least accommodating of all the offices here, and anyway their cancellation is the worst of all".
Realized: $7,000