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Auction: 7001 - Fine Stamps & Covers of Hong Kong
Lot: 674

China 1897 LN3 1897 (3 Sep.) cover front to France from the French Legation bearing 1/2c. on 3ca. (2 pairs), 1c. on 1ca. (pair, one showing broken top of kun), 2c. on 2ca. and 4c. on 4ca. tied by Peking Dollar dater (normal "S") in blue and used in combination with French "Chine" 5c. and 10c. pair tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. A very appealing franking. Photo Estimate HK$ 5,000-8,000Note: Ferdinand Berteaux was the Chief Interpreter for the Allied Forces during the Boxer War

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HK$11,000