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Auction: 25032 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia featuring the 'Imperial' Collection of Indian Telegraphs and Revenues
Lot: 3214

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 (17 Nov.) China 1c. card from Yunnan to Belgium, bearing additional ½c. and 1c. pairs, in combination with India 1a. cancelled at Bhamo (18.12), showing bi-lingual "tengyueh" oval datestamp in violet (9.12) partly overstruck with Sea Post Office transit c.d.s.; the card a little damp spotted. Rare. Photo

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500