Sale 75 Asian Stamps & Postal History

China, 1897 (25 June) mourning envelope to Canton (1.7) bearing large figures surcharge 2.5mm. setting on Dowager 2nd printing 2c. on 2ca. dull yellow-green, cancelled by "Customs/Ningpo" double-ring d.s. in brown, showing on reverse brown "Shanghai" transit (26.6) and black "Canton" arrival dollar dater, flap at back missing and small piece of envelope at top affected where a small patch added far away from stamp. Illustrated in Tony Kwan, Vol. II, p. 770. Chan 58.
Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 10,000