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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 574

1885-88 Small Dragon Issues
Covers
Internal 3 candareen plus 6 candareen Registered
Tientsin: 1894 (Feb.) envelope registered to Shanghai bearing 3ca. mauve and 5ca. ochre vertical strip of three tied by Tientsin seal type X in blue-black with the type I large "R" in oval alongside, the reverse with Customs Shanghai (19.2) arrival c.d.s. Some light ageing and a small burn mark. An unusual rate being four times weight plus registration. Photo

literature:
The Revenue Surcharges of China, volume II, 1987 (illustrated page 889)


天津掛號封：1894年2月天津寄上海掛號封，貼三分票一枚及伍分票三直連，銷天津藍黑色橢圓中文戳，旁有大"R"字橢圓掛號戳，封背蓋2月19日上海海關到達日戳，少見的四倍及掛號郵資封._x000D_ _x000D_ 著作： 1987年" The Revenue Surcharges o China，第二卷889頁圖

Sold for
HK$170,000