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Auction: SW1019 - The Collectors' Series incl. Colombia, Italian P.O.'s in China, Bulgaria, Rumania, Fiscals & Aeronautical Memorabilia
Lot: 610

1917-22 Italian Post OfficesTientsin1918-19, 40c. on 1l. brown and green, 2$ on 5l. ultramarine and rose, both slightly centred to bottom right and used on registered cover (slightly reduced at base) to Genoa, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane/19.8.22/Tientsin-Cina" c.d.s.'s, additionally struck alongside, together with registration markings and four-line "RR. PP. Italiane-Tientsin/Non Multabile/Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa/Poste Cinesi" instructional marking to avoid taxation, backstamped at Brindisi and Genoa. Another very rare franking including the very elusive 2 dollars. Cert. Bottacchi. Sassone 22, 23; both stamps are unpriced on cover. Photo

Sold for
€5,000