cover 1909 (May) native envelope from Schezwan, addressed to Nepal bearing C.I.P. 10c. cancelled by bilingual despatch c.d.s. of Tatsu (?) with a fine array of transit marks including Chentu, Shanghai, Tuticorin and Nepal arrival; the front of the cover shows Franch post Office "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" c.d.s. A rare destination for Chinese covers at this time and an unusual routing via the French Post Office to the British Post Office at Tuticorin; attractive and appealing. Photo | Christie's

Lot 2095

2095

cover 1909 (May) native envelope from Schezwan, addressed to Nepal bearing C.I.P. 10c. cancelled by bilingual despatch c.d.s. of Tatsu (?) with a fine array of transit marks including Chentu, Shanghai, Tuticorin and Nepal arrival; the front of the cover shows Franch post Office "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" c.d.s. A rare destination for Chinese covers at this time and an unusual routing via the French Post Office to the British Post Office at Tuticorin; attractive and appealing. Photo

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cover 1909 (May) native envelope from Schezwan, addressed to Nepal bearing C.I.P. 10c. cancelled by bilingual despatch c.d.s. of Tatsu (?) with a fine array of transit marks including Chentu, Shanghai, Tuticorin and Nepal arrival; the front of the cover shows Franch post Office "SHANG-HAI/CHINE" c.d.s. A rare destination for Chinese covers at this time and an unusual routing via the French Post Office to the British Post Office at Tuticorin; attractive and appealing. Photo