Lot 489
China, 1914 back of cover from USA to Hankow, Postage Due "Republic of China" London overprint 1c brown block of ten and pair applied over Seattle four-line handstamp indicating that the envelope was posted at a rate not corresponding to the destination (i.e., posted at the 3 cents domestic rate and thereby underpaid by 3 cents, hence taxed at full international rate plus penalty) and cancelled by arrival c.d.s., "Shanghai, China, Rec'd./U.S. Postal Agency" transit c.d.s. adjacent. Estimate 150 - 200
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Realized $350 |