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Auction: 22026 - Stamps and Covers of Asia featuring the Peter Cockburn FRPSL Collection of Malaya B.M.A.
Lot: 124

(x) China
Amoy
1899 (17 Aug.) envelope registered to Germany bearing C.I.P. ½c. (2), 1c., 2c., 4c., 5c. and $1 tied by Amoy bilingual c.d.s. plus large "R" with the scarce Amoy boxed registration handstamp of the Chinese Post Office alongside with manuscript date insertion, used with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red (11, block of ten and single) cancelled by Hong Kong c.d.s. (19.8) and the boxed Amoy I.P.O. tieprint, the reverse (flap missing) with Potsdam arrival c.d.s. (17.9). Paying $1 for a 5 ounce letter plus 10c. registration, slightly overpaid by Chinese stamps. A good high franking cover. Photo

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Sold for
£850

Starting price
£850