Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1702
China
1885-88 The Small Dragon Issue
Covers
French Post Office
1892 (11 May) opened out (and rejoined) envelope registered to Paris bearing, on the reverse, 5ca. yellow-ochre (3) tied respectively by Peking seal in blue, Customs c.d.s. and the Peking boxed registered handstamp with Customs Shanghai (15.5) and France c.d.s. alongside. The address side with two France 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. and the Peking boxed registered handstamp with the French boxed "R" in red and "modane a paris" transit c.d.s. (25.6). Fresh and fine,
Paying the 9ca. international rate plus 6ca. registration.
Sold for
HK$200,000