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Auction: 14011 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong with Japan and Korea
Lot: 2071

China
1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post
Covers
1901 (29 Jan.) envelope from the Baptist Publication Society to Boston, U.S.A., bearing pair of 1c. brownish orange, paying the printed paper rate, tied by Canton bilingual c.d.s. and bearing the very unusual transit handstamp, "Found in Tie Sack Turned in as/Empty, San Francisco, Cal." in purple, the reverse with French P.O. Canton despatch c.d.s., San Francisco machine cancellation (14.3) and South Boston arrival (19.3); some edge wear. A cover of good appeal. Photo

Estimate
HK$1,000 to HK$1,500