INAUGURAL AUCTION

1896 (10 Dec) Peking to France..  with "I.G of Customs Peking" cds alongside, which also tied the French 25c stamp. In combination with French 25c stamp tied by "Shang-hai, Chine" cds (18 Dec). Transit "Ligne N" (19 Dec). Front only. Very late usage of regular Empress Dowager stamp. Provenance: Robson Lowe 16 Oct 1974. Tony Kwan, Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and Its Surcharged Issues. Vol.1, pg.359.

北京寄法國, 貼慈壽4分銀5分銀各一, 混貼法郵封面。