Live Auction 1147Fine Stamps and Covers of Hong Kong, China and Japan
Lot 2992United States Post Office

cover 1900 (4 Nov.) "Post Office Department" official envelope addressed to Germany (14.12 arrival) bearing U.S.A. 1898-1900 1c., 2c., 5c. and 1895 8c. all in pairs and cancelled by unframed straight-line "CHINA" h.s., with "MIL.P STA NO1 TIENTSIN/CHINA" c.d.s. adjacent; a rare though philatelically inspired cover. Holcombe Certificate (1989)

Closed5 November 1996

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HKD 28,750

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cover 1900 (4 Nov.) "Post Office Department" official envelope addressed to Germany (14.12 arrival) bearing U.S.A. 1898-1900 1c., 2c., 5c. and 1895 8c. all in pairs and cancelled by unframed straight-line "CHINA" h.s., with "MIL.P STA NO1 TIENTSIN/CHINA" c.d.s. adjacent; a rare though philatelically inspired cover. Holcombe Certificate (1989)