Lot 182
Boxer Rebellion, cover from China to Erfurt, Germany, a 2¢ entire uprated with 1¢ 2¢ (2) & 8¢ First Bureaus (252, 257, 279) paying 10¢ registry fee and 5¢ U.P.U. letter rate; tied by straightline "CHINA" with violet "REGISTERED/ Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China/ Oct 17, 1900" c.d.s., also bears New York exchange office registry label, backstamped New York (Nov 24) and Erfurt (Dec 6); minor perf damage one 2¢. F.-V.F. Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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Realized $1,500 |