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Auction: 5018 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1520

China Foreign Post Offices Italian Post Office The Grenadiers in China 1937 (10 Oct.) picture post card of Shanghai Post Office, posted by a soldier in the Italian forces from Shanghai to Italy bearing China Sun Yat Sen 2c. olive-green and Martyr´s 13c. blue-green tied by Shanghai c.d.s., fine. Many soldiers used the Chinese postal service, which was quite efficient. This is thought to be the earliest known correspondence from the Italian Forces sent to protect the International Concession in Shanghai Estimate HK$ 1,000-1,200

Estimate
HK$1,000 to HK$1,200