Lot 1132
1901 (27 Feb.) registered parcel card to Oppeln (4.5) via Bremen (2.5), via Hamburg (29.7) and Bremen (9.8), bearing on front and back "China" steep overprint 5pf bluish green block of six and singles (2) and 50pf lilac brown (Michel 2II, 6II) vertical interpanneau pair, cancelled by "Tientsin/Deutsche Post/a" c.d.s., two 5pf stamps have small faults and the card has reinforced vertical crease at left and truncated lower left corner, overall a Very Fine and rare franking for the 2.40 mark rate (introduced 15 May 1901) for a parcel up to 5 kilograms sent via Hamburg or Bremen.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: signed Mansfeld and 2001 B.P.B. Certificate.
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| Realized $14,000 |
