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Auction: CSS56 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series
Lot: 82

China
1897 Imperial Chinese Post
Covers
1897 (18 Dec.) a combination cover to England bearing I.C.P. coiling dragon 2c. (5) tied by Nanking dollar dater in brown, the reverse showing Shanghai (19.12) dollar dater in blue, in combination with France Post Office "Chine" 25c. tied by "shang-hai/chine" c.d.s., London (23.12) arrival c.d.s. I.C.P. in first year usage is very scarce.


Estimate
HK$35,000 to HK$40,000

Starting price
HK$35000