cover LUNGCHOW: 1899 (14 Mar.) opened-out, "Custom House/Lungchow" envelope, registered to Tonkin, bearing C.I.P. ½c. (2), 1c. (3), 2c. red and 4c. (4) tied by good strikes of the Lungchow Dollar chop in brownish red, with French Indo-China 5c. (2), 10c. (2) and 25c. tied by "LANG-SON/TONKIN" c.d.s. with other Tonkin transit marks. A very late date for this postmark, a scarce and desirable cover. Photo

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cover LUNGCHOW: 1899 (14 Mar.) opened-out, "Custom House/Lungchow" envelope, registered to Tonkin, bearing C.I.P. ½c. (2), 1c. (3), 2c. red and 4c. (4) tied by good strikes of the Lungchow Dollar chop in brownish red, with French Indo-China 5c. (2), 10c. (2) and 25c. tied by "LANG-SON/TONKIN" c.d.s. with other Tonkin transit marks. A very late date for this postmark, a scarce and desirable cover. Photo