Lot 1061
1895 (1 Sept.) envelope from Peking to Freiburg (18.10) redirected to Berlin (19.10), bearing on reverse China Dowager Empress 60th Birthday 3ca orange yellow tied by seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin datestamp, "Customs/Tientsin" (2-3.9) and "Customs/Shanghai" (11.9) double-ring transit datestamps both in blue, and on front Eagle 20pf ultramarine cancelled by "Shanghai" c.d.s., Very Fine and rare combination cover with three candarins for postage within China.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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| Realized $4,875 |
