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Auction: SW1019 - The Collectors' Series incl. Colombia, Italian P.O.'s in China, Bulgaria, Rumania, Fiscals & Aeronautical Memorabilia
Lot: 609

1917-22 Italian Post OfficesTientsin1918-19, ½c. on 1c. brown pair and single, 2$ on 5l. ultramarine and rose, on registered cover (slightly reduced at base) to Genoa, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/24.6.22/Tientsin-Cina" c.d.s.'s, with a third strike alongside, both registration markings and four-line "RR. PP. Italiane-Tientsin/Non Multabile/Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa/Poste Cinesi" instructional marking to avoid taxation, backstamped on receipt. A very rare franking including the 2 dollars, which is particularly fine and well centred. Cert. Bottacchi. Sassone 15, 23; both values are unpriced on cover. Photo

Sold for
€3,600