cover 1903 (25 May) red band envelope registered to Tientsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Tsining Small Circle Dater, large "R R" and bilingual "REGISTERED" alongside, the reverse bears two blocks of ten 1c. (one pair overlapping edge) cancelled by a poor strike of the Small Circle Dater and eight strikes of the bilingual registered handstamp, Chefoo and Tientsin bilingual c.d.s.; most attractive. Lionel Prescott Collection. Photo | Christie's

Lot 2647

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cover 1903 (25 May) red band envelope registered to Tientsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Tsining Small Circle Dater, large "R R" and bilingual "REGISTERED" alongside, the reverse bears two blocks of ten 1c. (one pair overlapping edge) cancelled by a poor strike of the Small Circle Dater and eight strikes of the bilingual registered handstamp, Chefoo and Tientsin bilingual c.d.s.; most attractive. Lionel Prescott Collection. Photo

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cover 1903 (25 May) red band envelope registered to Tientsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Tsining Small Circle Dater, large "R R" and bilingual "REGISTERED" alongside, the reverse bears two blocks of ten 1c. (one pair overlapping edge) cancelled by a poor strike of the Small Circle Dater and eight strikes of the bilingual registered handstamp, Chefoo and Tientsin bilingual c.d.s.; most attractive. Lionel Prescott Collection. Photo

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cover 1903 (25 May) red band envelope registered to Tientsin bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Tsining Small Circle Dater, large "R R" and bilingual "REGISTERED" alongside, the reverse bears two blocks of ten 1c. (one pair overlapping edge) cancelled by a poor strike of the Small Circle Dater and eight strikes of the bilingual registered handstamp, Chefoo and Tientsin bilingual c.d.s.; most attractive. Lionel Prescott Collection. Photo

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Also see lot 3321