Auction: CSS90 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5323
Foreign Post Offices
British Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints
Chefoo: 1899 (14 Dec.) envelope registered to Durham bearing C.I.P. 10c. (3) tied by Chefoo bilingual c.d.s. and large "R" in red with Hong Kong 5c. blue (6, two on the reverse) with fine strikes of the tieprint and Shanghai c.d.s., large "R" in circle and London registered oval (20.1), the reverse with Shanghai bilingual c.d.s. and Sunderland arrival (21.1). A good item of registered mail. Fine and attractive. Photo
煙台: 1899年12月14日煙台寄Durham掛號封, 貼蟠龍壹角票三枚, 銷煙台雙語日戳, 有大型紅色 "R" 掛號戳及加貼香港5仙票六枚 (两枚在封背), 銷騎縫戳及上海日戳, 圓圈框"R" 戳在倫敦1月20日橢圓掛號戳, 封背蓋上海雙語日戳及Sunderland 1月21日到達戳. 此封為掛號封的最佳例子之一.
Sold for
HK$10,000
Starting price
HK$10000