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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 312

Foreign Post Offices
Italian Post Office
Stamps
1917 First Surcharge: 2c. on 1901 Eagle 5c. deep bluish green, tied on piece with "Pechino" 5c. by double-circle "r.r.poste italiane/pechino-cina" c.d.s. dated 1917 (26 Dec.) A very rare stamp, not listed by either Chan or Sassone. Sorani Certificate (1998). Photo

provenance:
Marquess of Bute, 1959

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$7000