Sale 71 Asian Stamps & Postal History

China, Customs Mail Matter/Peking : 1886 (12 Oct.) envelope from "E. Ruhstrat, Chinese Customs Service, Peking, China" to Berlin (23.11), redirected internally (24.11), showing "I.G./Mail Matter" oval d.s., matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. and black "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. (17.10) on reverse, France Peace and Commerce 25c. applied over the Mail Matter h.s. and cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (20.10), fine usage from this famous Customs official during the Large Dragons period.
Estimate 8,000 - 10,000