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Auction: 26014 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 5086

(x) China
Sinkiang
1912 (6 Oct.) red band envelope double registered to Sanchuang Town bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 5c. (2) and 16c. tied by Turfan c.d.s. with Taiyuanfu (15.11), Fenchow (17.11) and the arrival c.d.s. (17.11) alongside, there is a further despatch c.d.s. on the address side along with the boxed registered handstamp and large "AR"; a little soiled but an important cover used during the first year of the Republic of China. Photo

literature:
The Postal History of Xinjiang (Sinkiang), Wong and Jing (illustrated page72)

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,500

Starting price
£1000