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Auction: 12005 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1436

Foreign Post Offices British Post Office I.P.O. Tieprints Chefoo; 1899 (13 May) envelope to France bearing C.I.P. 10c. pair (shifted to left) tied by bilingual Chefoo c.d.s. with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red (2) cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. and fine strikes of the Chefoo tieprint; the reverse with poor Shanghai bilingual c.d.s., Hong Kong c.d.s. and Lyon arrival (22.6). A fine and attractive cover, very early use of the Chefoo bilingual dater. Photo Estimate HK$ 20,000-25,000

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HK$14,000