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Auction: CSS122A - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 196

China
Foreign Post Office
French Post Office
1897 registered cover addressed to 'The Chemins de Fer, Teheran, Persia' cancelled 'Chinese Imperial Post Office/Postage Paid/Peking' in blue on face adjacent 'I.G. of Customs/Peking/9 Jan 97' with hand-struck 'Registered', endorsed 'via Constantinople & Batoum', routed via Shanghai Customs (24 Jan) and bearing French Post Office 50c tied by 'Shanghai/Chine/28 Jan' with framed 'R' in red, routed via Hong Kong (2 Feb), sent on French paquebot with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq Fr. No. 10' on face, Suez and Alexandria (24 Feb), Tabriz and Teheran arrival (26 Mar) on reverse. Spectacular destination and routing with the very rare Postage Paid date stamp.

Estimate
HK$120,000 to HK$150,000

Starting price
HK$100000