Auction: CSS56 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series
Lot: 270
China Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints
Swatow: 1899 (6 June) printed paper rate envelope to London bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 2c. tied by a superb strike of the Swatow bilingual c.d.s., the address side with Hong Kong 2c. carmine tied by Hong Kong c.d.s. and a good strike of the Swatow type 1 boxed tieprint; the corners of the envelope have been cut to demonstrate the printed paper matter inside. A good cover and early dates of the bilingual c.d.s. and tieprint
1899年汕頭寄英國印刷品實寄封1件,貼倫敦版蟠龍2分1枚,香港女王像2先1枚,蟠龍銷汕頭6月6日小圓戳,香港票騎縫銷汕頭IPO戳,郵件經香港中轉時香港票銷6月7日香港日戳,郵戳清晰,保存完好,汕頭小圓戳早期使用實例
Estimate
HK$2,000 to HK$3,000
Starting price
HK$1500