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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 152

The Second Opium War
French Forces in Hong Kong
Central Bureau
1860 (30 Mar.) stampless envelope to Tours, France, rated "5" decimes and bears a fine strike of the "corps exp. chine/bau central" despatch c.d.s., the reverse with Marseilles a Lyon, Paris and Tours (11.5) c.d.s.; there are a couple of trivial age marks. A good cover


1860年3月30日香港法軍基地寄法國Tours, 遞送費為 5 decimals, 蓋清晰 "Corps Exp. Chine/ Bau Central" 調發戳. 封背有馬賽, 里昂, 巴黎及5月11月Tours 日戳; 有些老化痕跡. 但仍罕見郵品.

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$15,000

Starting price
HK$8000