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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 532

Hong Kong Treaty Ports
Amoy
1918 (31 July) envelope registered to Copenhagen "via America or Canada" bearing "china" 8c. and 12c. tied by Amoy type D5 c.d.s. with a fine strike of "amoy:b.p.o./no.B 6" boxed handstamp, with censor seal at left, the reverse bearing Shanghai (3.8) and London (24.9) registered ovals with Copenhagen arrival (1.10); vertical filing crease. A good cover bearing the second type boxed handstamp with the code "B". Sent during the First World War arriving in London after 55 days with a further 27 days to reach Denmark. Webb's Scarcity Guide records 10 covers or less. Photo

provenance:
Norman Bennett, September 2004

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

Starting price
HK$7000