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Auction: 22014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 125

China
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints

Santuao: 1901 (24 May) envelope to Ireland, bearing I.C.P. 10c. tied by pencil stroke and a fine strike of Santuao bilingual c.d.s. with a second strike alongside, with Hong Kong 10c. blue cancelled by the boxed "I.P.O." tieprint and Hong Kong (29.5) c.d.s., the reverse with Pagoda Anchorage bilingual c.d.s. and H&K Packet c.d.s. (9.7), a small section of the flap missing. A rare and desirable cover. Webb concludes that this tieprint was applied in Foochow (though there are minor differences) as this is a sub office of Foochow (if rather remote). Photo

This is the earliest recorded date for the Santuao bilingual datestamp

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Starting price
£420