Auction: CSS90 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5334
Foreign Post Offices
Japanese Post Office
I.P.O. Tieprints
Foochow: 1899 (7 Apr.) neat opened-out envelope to Boston bearing, on the reverse, C.I.P. 5c. pair tied by a neat strike of Foochow Dollar dater with Shanghai Dollar dater (unclear), Yokohama and Boston (25.5) datestamps, the address side with Japan 10s. cancelled by Shanghai Japanese P.O. c.d.s. and a superb strike of the "I.P.O." tieprint. Very fine and scarce on Japanese adhesives. Photo
福州: 1899年4月7日福州寄波士頓封, 封背貼蟠龍伍分票一對, 銷福州大圓日戳, 及不清晰之上海大圓日戳. 及橫濱中轉戳及波士頓5月25日到達戳. 封背貼日本10 錢票, 銷上海日本客郵戳, 及較清晰之大清郵政I.P.O. 騎縫戳. 少見混貼有日本郵資的實寄海外封.
Sold for
HK$10,000
Starting price
HK$10000