Auction: CSS31 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 3067
Mongolia
Russian Post Office
Urga
1908 (28 June) envelope from the Tung-Fu-Yu correspondence to Kalgan then forwarded to a branch office in Peking bearing, on the reverse, Arms 7k. tied by a fair strike of the type 4 c.d.s., handstamp Kalgan in red and China C.I.P. 2c. tied by Kalgan datestamp; there is some soiling, particularly to the front of this cover and a few worm holes affect the Russian stamp. A rare combination cover, very few examples being recorded. Photo
Sold for
HK$24,000