Lot 1143
1901 (5 Sept.) registered envelope to Gebrüder Senf in Leipzig (26.10), bearing "China" diagonal overprint 3pf yellow brown (Michel V1I), 10pf and 20pf, and "China" steep overprint 3pf, 5pf, 25pf and 50pf (Michel V3I, V4I, V1IIb, V2II, V5II, V6II), cancelled by "Tsangkou/Kiautschou" c.d.s., Very Fine, the diagonal overprint 3pf yellow brown is a great rarity.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Expertization: 1963 Pfenninger opinion.
Provenance: Gebauer, Kraemer
Only five covers are recorded from Kiautschou with the "China" diagonal overprint on 3pf yellow brown: postcard from Tsingtau bearing a pair (in the German Postal Museum), two envelopes from Tsingtau, a registered envelope from Kaumi, and this registered envelope from Tsangkou.
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| Realized $16,000 |
