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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 787

China Chinese Imperial Post Postal Rates 2c. domestic rate: 1899 (22 Dec.) envelope from Hong Kong to Wuchow bearing Q.V. 5c. blue tied by Hong Kong c.d.s., annotated "missent to Tientsin" with C.I.P. 2c. red tied by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. with a second strike alongside; the reverse with Shanghai, Canton and Wuchow bilingual c.d.s. A charming cover with 2c. added to pay the domestic letter rate after being mis delivered. Very unusual. Major Richard Pratt collection. Photo Estimate HK$ 2,500-3,000

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