Lot 1137
1917 envelope to Hamburg, bearing "China" 10c on watermarked 20pf ultramarine (Michel 41), cancelled by "Tschifu/Deutsche Post" c.d.s., bilingual Chinese-English "Passed by Censor" label (on reverse), and U.S. "Mail service suspended/to country addressed" handstamp in violet, faint traces of foxing, Fine example of detained mail sent just prior to the closing (16 March 1917) of the German Post Office.
Estimate 300 - 400
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| Realized $350 |
