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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 249

Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
China Expeditionary Force
British Railway Administration

Tientsin: 1901 (3 May) envelope to Major Barratt, 1st Sikhs, Peking bearing Q.V. ½a. tied by a light strike of F.P.O. c.d.s. with B.R.A. 5c. on ½c. variety surcharge inverted tied by "railway post office/tientsin" postmark, the reverse bearing a fine strike of F.P.O. No.7 c.d.s. A rare variety, especially on cover. Chan FBM2, BRA 2a; S.G. BR133a. Photo


Estimate
HK$30,000 to HK$40,000

Starting price
HK$22000