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Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues
Lot: 3211

Burma
The Overland Mail Routes from China
The "Experimental" Period
During this period the Chinese adhesives pre-paid postage only as far as Tengyueh, the last Imperial Post Office before the frontier
1903 (June) envelope from Yunnan to Hanoi, marked "Tonkin via Burmah", bearing 10c. in combination with India KE ½a. and QV 2a. (some affixative? staining around adhesives) cancelled at Bhamo (30.6) and showing, on reverse, bi-lingual "tengyueh" oval datestamp in violet (17.6), Hardoi, India transit c.d.s. (8.7 and 9.7), small black on yellow "Please return cover/to postman for/transmission to Inspector" label tied by "o-2/set no 1" c.d.s. (9.7), Singapore (27.7) and Haiphong (4.8) datestamps. A rare cover used very early in the experimental period. Photo

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000