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Auction: 7001 - Fine Stamps & Covers of Hong Kong
Lot: 892

China French Post Office French Army in China An interesting group of covers with 1860 cover front addressed to France bearing Napoleon 20c. (2) tied by "cecb" lozenge with "corps exp. chine/bau central" c.d.s. alongside (soiled); 1879 stampless envelope to Cherbourg with Hong Kong and packet boat c.d.s., the reverse bearing "arsenal de fou-tcheou" bilingual handstamp (rare); 1900 stampless envelope to Algeria headed "Corps expeditionnaire de Chine, Regiment de Zouaves en Marche", countersigned by the company commander; 1900 civilian envelope to France with 5c. (3) cancelled by "tresor et postes aux armees/1 chine" c.d.s. with C.I.P. 2c. (2) tied by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. Photo Estimate HK$ 5,000-8,000

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HK$20,000