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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 95

(x) China
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
A small group of picture post cards with Amoy 1900 (20 Nov.) card to Kent with I.C.P. 4c. tied by Amoy bilingual c.d.s. with Hong Kong 4c. grey tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. (22.11); Canton 1899 (17 Mar.) card to Germany bearing I.C.P. 4c. tied by Canton Dollar dater and pair of Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Hong Kong (18.3) c.d.s. with Dresden arrival (15.4); Peking 1899 (16 Nov.) card to Germany bearing I.C.P. ½c. (4) and 1c. (2) tied by Peking bilingual c.d.s., with pair of Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Shanghai (22.11) c.d.s. with Shanghai bilingual and Friedenau arrival (3.1). Also 1921 card from Ceylon bearing the boxed "b.p.o. to c.p.o.". All are fine. (4 cards)

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£250

Starting price
£140