Auction: 23110 - The Philatelic Collector's Series - e-Auction
Lot: 6202
(x) China
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints
Tientsin: 1899 (23 April) envelope to New Zealand bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 10c. green cancelled by blue pa-kua, the front with a good strike of Tientsin c.d.s. in blue, Hong Kong 10c. purple on red with Tientsin I.P.O. tieprint in blue and Shanghai c.d.s. (27.4), the reverse also bears Shanghai Dollar Chop (27.4), Hong Kong transit (5.5) and Wellington arrival (16.6). A few usual imperfections, nevertheless a scarce destination .
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Estimate
Starting price
£240