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Auction: CSS37 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1717

China
1913-33 Junk Issue
1923-33 Second Peking Print
1922 (7 Dec.) envelope from the Ministry of Education registered to London bearing, on the reverse 4c. slate-grey (7) with first Peking print 1c. (2) tied by Peking English/Chinese c.d.s. with Moukden bilingual (29.12) and London arrival (3.2); the address side with another despatch c.d.s. and the Peking (China) boxed registered handstamp. roughly opened at side and with vertical folding crease. Pays the short-lived rates of postage 15c. and registration 15c.


A highly valuable and important cover being the earliest recorded date of use of the Second Printing stamps.. These are traditionally recorded as being issued in 1923. Photo


1922年12月7日北京寄倫敦的教育部掛號信封, 封背貼灰色肆分票七枚, 北京第一版壹分票兩枚, 銷北京中英文日戳, 12月29日奉天雙語戳, 及2月3日倫敦到達戳; 信封面有北京的同分發戳, 北京框型掛號手戳, 信封開口有些破及封身有皺痕. 這封付了短暫期間的一角五分國際郵費及十五分掛號費; 這是貼用北京二版帆船票的最早期實寄例, 因二版帆船票傳統上說法是發行於1923年; 由此, 這是郵史上非常重要且價值極高的信封.

Sold for
HK$60,000