cover 3 cent sage-green on cover. Envelope from Luokou near Ning Tu in Kiangsi Province addressed to Dahu, East of Liuyang County in Hunan Province and bears, on the reverse, a fine and large margined example of the 3c. sage-green tied by a fine strike of the double-ovel Ning Tu handstamp in red and Yun Shin Branch Courier Station c.d.s. The envelope also displays a fine array of transit marks including Yung Yang station oval dater, Lung Kong station dater, Aocheng station dater and several Lien Hua daters. With the original enclosure (translation included) dealing with family matters. A rare and charming cover, only eight have been recorded. Yang REP2 US$40,000; S.G. RP2, JPS CY2. Photo