By: Interasia Auctions Limited
lot # 56 - 1: China covers
China, 1888 (21 Apr.) envelope ("Kaiserlich Deutsches Consulat/Tientsin" white on blue embossed paper seal on flap) to Peking bearing thick paper, rough perfs., 3ca. bright vermilion with part sheet margin at foot and 5ca. chrome-yellow Setting VIII, horizontal strip of four [6-4-16-24] and vertical pair [1/19], cancelled by Tientsin type 6 seal in blue, with matching "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring origin d.s. of "Apl 21 88" on reverse, the 3ca. has a 6.5mm. tear at lower left corner and the 5ca. stamp at right has a corner crease and light tones, nevertheless fine for such a large and impressive franking. Chan 11, 12.
Estimate HK$ 250,000 - 300,000
Expertisation: Signed Peter Holcombe.
A large linen diplomatic envelope franked at 33 candarins paying the 11 times weight domestic rate.
Based on its colour and position from the foot of the sheet, the 3ca. appears to be cliché [3] and could very well be from Setting IX, from which only eight positions have been identified to date. Since it is a single stamp and not a multiple, this cannot be stated with certitude.
Estimate: HK$ 250,000 - 300,000
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