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Auction: 18043 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 913

(†) Hong Kong
Post Offices in China
1917 (29 Jan.) combination cover from Shanghai to Tokyo bearing "china" 1c. (4) tied by Shanghai c.d.s., one 1c. on reverse missing the postmark and cancelled by violet crayon; some minor damage on reverse though a very early usage of the overprinted stamps which were put on sale from 1st. Jan 1917. Also Ningpo 1919 (15 Apr.) half part of registered cover to U.S.A., bearing "china" 20c. cancelled Ningpo index "A" c.d.s. and with Chicago (13.5) arrival c.d.s. on reverse

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Estimate
£250 to £300