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Auction: CSS60 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5316

Foreign Post Offices
Russian Post Office
Chefoo: 1903 (25 May) envelope to England "via Siberia" bearing C.I.P. 1c. (2) each tied by "liu kung tau/wei-hai-wei" type 8 c.d.s. in blue-black with Russian Post Office 10k. (2) overprinted Kitai cancelled by Chefoo c.d.s. (28.5) with a further strike alongside, the reverse with Chefoo bilingual c.d.s. (26.5) and Andover arrival (19.6); the flap with the devise of H.M.S. Argonaut. A good Wei-Hai-Wei cover. Photo


Sold for
HK$17,000

Starting price
HK$5000