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Auction: CSS40 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 226

China
1897 Revenue Surcharges
Covers
1898 (15 Feb.) part cover England bearing Large Figures 2c. on 3c. (3) with 1897 4c. on 4ca. (Wide Setting, Second print) tied by Chungking Dollar dater with Hong Kong 10c. purple on red alongside cancelled by part British Post Office Shanghai c.d.s., the reverse bearing Shanghai Dollar dater (4.3), Hong Kong (11.3) and Ryde, Isle of Wight (13.4) c.d.s. The envelope has been opened-out and the address panel below the adhesives has been removed, Benjamin Hwa cover 288


1898年重慶寄英國實寄封剪片1件，貼紅印花加蓋大字暫作貳分3枚，慈壽再版加蓋長距暫作肆分1枚，銷重慶2月15日大圓戳，經上海中轉，銷上海3月4日大圓戳，郵件到達上海英國客郵局貼香港女王像10仙1枚，銷上海英國客郵局戳，後經香港中轉，有香港3月11日戳，及英國RYDF4月13日到達戳，此雖為剪片，但郵資符合，各種郵戳齊全，可分析完整郵路，也不失為紅印花佳品

Estimate
HK$95,000 to HK$110,000