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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 563

1885-88 Small Dragon Issues
Covers
Internal 3 candareen Rate
1894 (31 July) double weight O'Conor envelope to Chefoo bearing pair of 3ca. mauve (some glue staining) tied by Peking seal in blue and, on the reverse, Customs Peking despatch and Customs Tientsin (2.8) transit. Signed by Peter Holcombe with a long note on the reverse which gives details of the original contents (sadly now missing) refering to the Chinese attack on a Japanese vessel. Photo

provenance:
'Ming', March 1987


1894年7月31目北京寄煙臺雙倍郵資封,貼三分銀票一對,銷藍色北京中文戳,封背有北京海關派發戳及8月2日天津中轉海關戳,另有Peter Holcombe的頗詳盡筆記,以記述原信函(可惜今已遺失)中國攻擊日本軍艦之事件._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流:1987年3月"Ming"

Sold for
HK$40,000