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Auction: 5018 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1664

Wei Hai Wei The Chinese Imperial Post Office 1905 (29 Mar.) large buff envelope address to Stewart Lockhart bearing C.I.P. 1/2c. (18), 1c. (15, one partly missing) and 2c. tied by Peking bilingual c.d.s. with the registration handstamp, the envelope is endorsed "German Agreement Shantung"; the reverse with Chefoo bilingual c.d.s., all Chinese Wei-Hai-Wei datestamps and Liu Kung Tau arrival. The 1/2c. stamps also include examples of the Waterlow rogue perforations (Beale and Algen). A dramatic cover. Photo Estimate HK$ 2,000-3,000

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HK$3,000