Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 627
China Postal History Customs Post — 1896 (9 Apr.) envelope to the London Mission Hospital in Peking bearing G.B. 1881 1d. lilac and 1887 1/2d. vermilion tied by Seaford squared circle datestamps with a fair strike of "customs/tientsin" c.d.s. in red alongside; Hong Kong transit on reverse. Scarce in this colour. Major Richard Pratt collection. Photo
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HK$3,500