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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 81

China
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
Hankow: 1898 (27 May) commercial envelope to Austria, bearing C.I.P. 1c. chrome-yellow pair tied by Hankow Dollar dater with Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Hong Kong (3.6) c.d.s. and with French packet boat datestamp, the reverse with Blue Vienna arrival c.d.s. (6.7). Some light ageing around the edges. Scarce printed paper rate mail and an unusual route via Hong Kong as the mail from Hankow should have been sent via Shanghai. Photo

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Sold for
£550

Starting price
£210