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Auction: CSS110 - Hong Kong Q.V. Registered Postal Stationery Featuring The 'Flying Ace' Collection
Lot: 6160

Hong Kong Registered Envelopes
Treaty Ports
Wei-Hai-Wei; Liu Kung Tau
1901 (4 July) Q.V. size F envelope from the China Field Force to London, uprated 2c. green, 4c. grey (2) and 10c. blue cancelled by good strikes of the Liu Kung Tau Post Office dated oval in purple, with blue crayon cross which affects two of the adhesives, the reverse bearing Hong Kong code "F" c.d.s. (13.7) and London registered arrival (17.8) c.d.s.; some light ageing does not detract from this fabulous and iconic cover

provenance:
Hopkins, January 1956

George E. Burghard, January 1961

Ryohei Ishikawa, December 1980

Sold for
HK$45,000

Starting price
HK$42000