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Auction: CSS56 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series
Lot: 87

China
Customs Post
Kowloon
1899 (17 Feb.) envelope from Hong Kong to Swatow bearing Hong Kong Q.V. 5c. blue tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. and a fair to good strike of "customs/kowloon" type C1 with Swatow Dollar dater (24.2) at left; redirected to Amoy, the reverse with British P.O. Swatow arrival (19.2) and the Amoy Dollar dater (25.2); soiled and with tone spotting


1899年香港九龍寄汕頭實寄封1件，貼香港女王像5仙1枚，銷九龍2月17日海關日戳，另銷同日香港日戳，於19日到達汕頭，有汕頭19日英國客郵局中轉戳，及汕頭24日大圓戳，而後郵件被改寄廈門，有廈門2月25日最終到達大圓戳，郵路清晰，保存完好，少見

Sold for
HK$10,000

Starting price
HK$1500