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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5022

Chungking
1894 Third Issue
Covers - International
British Post Office: 1896 (25 Aug.) double weight envelope to Salisbury, England bearing 16ca. tied by Chungking boxed datestamp with pair of Hong Kong 10c. purple on red cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. (5.9) alongside, the reverse with Salisbury arrival c.d.s. (13.10). An unusual and scarce franking. Photo

Estimate
HK$40,000 to HK$50,000