Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1315
x Hong Kong Treaty Port Cancellations hankow: 1913 (13 Feb.) envelope from the Yangtse Engineering Works registered to London bearing K.G.V 1c. (2) and 4c. (3) (three stamps torn on opening) cancelled by type Ki c.d.s. and showing a fair to good strike of the "R/hankow:b.p.o." registration handstamp in violet, the reverse with London registered c.d.s. in black and in red. This is the earliest recorded use of the registration handstamp in violet. Photo Estimate £ 100-120
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HK$1,400