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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 90

China
1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post
Covers
Post Office Rectangles

Changsha: 1902 (June) envelope to London bearing C.I.P. 10c. green tied by a fine strike of double-lined Changsha rectangle with French "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. alongside, the reverse bearing a fine strike of Yochow bilingual c.d.s. (1.7 without yeardate), Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. in blue and Kentish Town arrival (12.8) c.d.s. Also 1902 (Aug.) a similar cover from the same correspondence but the Post Office rectangle is not so clear, Yochow (30.8) and Shanghai (4.9) bilingual c.d.s. plus Kentish Town (11.10) c.d.s. (2 covers). Photo


Estimate
HK$5,000 to HK$6,000

Starting price
HK$4500