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Auction: CSS31 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2642

China
1898-1910 Chinese Imperial Post
Covers
Shantung Small Circle Dater
Tungchang: 1903 (2 May) red band cover to Peking bearing C.I.P. ½c. (2) tied by a good strike of Tsowhsien "4" boxed numeral dater in red with a second strike alongside and, on the reverse, a good strike of the rare Tungchang Small Circle Dater plus a fine strike of similar for Tsining, a boxed Post Office dater, Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. and faint Peking dated oval (8.7); some light soiling. Very late use of the two Small Circle Daters and both of these postmarks unusually show two additional characters at the top. An exceptional cover with an appealing combination of rare postmarks. Photo

Estimate
HK$120,000 to HK$150,000