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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 123

China
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints
Peking: Type 2; 1899 (10 Aug.) envelope registered to Finland, bearing I.C.P. 10c. (3) tied by light strikes of Paoting Dollar dater, with Hong Kong 30c.. grey-green cancelled by the boxed type 2 "I.P.O." tieprint and Shanghai (16.8) c.d.s., with bilingual Registered handstamp and "R" in circle, the reverse with Peking and Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., Hong Kong (25.8). Russian transit (16.9) and Tammerfors arrival (1.10). The address side with a faint French packet datestamp (26.6) and a straight-line handstamp indicating disinfection whilst in transit through Russian territory. A light crease and slight ageing. Unusual diversion through Hong Kong. Webb's Guide for the type 2 tieprint, RR. Photo

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