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Auction: 8002 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 916

Foreign Post Offices British Post Office I.P.O. Tieprints — 1903 (28 May) envelope from Basel Mission near Swatow bearing C.I.P. 10c. tied by rectangular Post Office cancellation with bilingual Swatow c.d.s. alongside, Hong Kong 10c. blue with "I.P.O." type 3 tieprint in red and Victoria c.d.s.; the reverse with rectangular numbered dater, unframed handstamp and large square handstamp in red with French packet c.d.s. and Zofingen arrival; some tone spotting, nevertheless a most interesting cover. Major Richard Pratt collection. Photo Estimate HK$ 2,500-3,000

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HK$9,000