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Auction: CSS37 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1604

China
1897 New Currency Surcharges
Covers
1897 (2 Sept.) envelope registered to Soochow bearing Large Figures, Narrow Setting 2c. on 2ca. and 10c. on 12ca. tied by Shanghai Dollar dater in blue with large "R" in red alongside with the manuscript registration number written underneath and, on the reverse, Soochow arrival (3.9). The 10c. surcharge with broken top of kun variety (pane 2 [21]. A scarce franking paying double weight 8c. and registration 4c. Photo


1897年9月2日上海寄蘇州掛號封, 貼大字加蓋短距洋銀貳分蓋於貳分及壹角蓋於壹角貳分票各一枚, 銷藍色上海大圓日戳, 旁有大型紅色"R"掛號印記, 並有手寫掛號編號其下, 信封背蓋9月3日蘇州到達戳, 壹角加蓋票上破"銀"字變體(第2格[21]), 罕見付雙倍重量郵資的八分郵費及掛號費四分實寄封, 保存良好.

Estimate
HK$40,000 to HK$50,000