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Auction: 19056 - The Treaty Ports of the Shanghai Postal System - Part III
Lot: 5164

Hankow
Covers
Subscription Mail
Overseas Through French Post Office

1896 (23 Jan.) opened-out envelope to Birmingham, England bearing, on the reverse, a light strike of the Hankow Local Post c.d.s. in violet, Shanghai Local Post transit (26.1) and Birmingham arrival c.d.s. (5.3); the address side with France "Chine" 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (27.1) with a second strike alongside; there are a few small repaired tears at top. Fresh and scarce overseas mail. Photo


Estimate
HK$20,000 to HK$30,000