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Auction: CSS37 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1921

China
Postal Stationery
Post Cards
1897 First Issue Coiling Dragon: 1897 (7 Oct.) to I.M. Customs in Shanghai and cancelled by a fine strike of te Wuhu Dollar dater, the reverse with picturgram coded letter and Shanghai Dollar Chop (9.10) in blue; vertical crease and a couple of tears at foot. Possibly the earliest non-philatelic usage. Photo


1897年10月7日寄上海郵資片銷蕪湖大圓日戳, 背蓋上海日戳, 中間有折, 邊位有裂開, 相信為早期非集郵用實例.

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HK$18,000