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Auction: 12005 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1184

China 1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post Covers 1899 (13 May) neat cover registered to Peking bearing 2c. red and 5c. salmon cancelled by Soochow bilingual dater and two-line bilingual registered handstamp plus straight-line "peking" all in blue, the reverse with a fine strike of Peking bilingual dater (20.5) in black and "Postage Paid; Do Not Demand, Do Not Pay". A fine and appealing cover which is thought to be the earliest examples of both the Soochow and Peking bilingual daters. Photo Estimate HK$ 15,000-20,000

Sold for
HK$18,000