By: Interasia Auctions Limited
lot # 68 - 2: China Customs Mail Matter, Transitional Period and Imperial Post
China, Customs Mail Matter/Peking : 1896 (21 May) envelope to Paris (July arrival), showing "I.G./Mail Matter" oval h.s. in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. (25.5), both on reverse, overlapped by France "Chine" 25c., cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (29.5), with "Modane à Paris" c.d.s. (5.7) in red, fine to very fine.
Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Auction Record
Christie's Robson Lowe (Hong Kong), 28.5.1991, lot 476.
Estimate: HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
Sale Terms
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