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Auction: CSS65 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 5136

China
1898-1910 Imperial Chinese Post
Covers
1897 (18 Dec.) a combination cover to England bearing I.C.P. coiling dragon 2c. (5) tied by Nanking dollar dater in brown, the reverse showing Shanghai (19.12) dollar dater in blue, in combination with France Post Office "Chine" 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s., London (23.12) arrival c.d.s. I.C.P. in first year usage is very scarce.


1897年南京寄倫敦實寄封1件，貼石印版蟠龍2分5枚，法國客郵25分1枚，蟠龍銷南京11月18日大圓戳，經上海中轉有上海19日藍色大圓戳，法國客郵銷上海法國客郵局同日日戳，於倫敦12月23日到達戳，保存完好

Sold for
HK$22,000

Starting price
HK$18000