cover CHINKIANG: 1899 (7 Dec.) French "Chine" 10c. stationery card (crease at right) addressed to Germany "Per S.S. 'Konig Albert'" bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s. with the stationery stamp with a fine strike of the "I.P.O." tieprint and cancelled by the c.d.s. of the French Post Office in Shangahi with appropriate transit c.d.s. in the lower corner. An important and rare card, Webb's Scarcity Guide records ten or less of the Chinkiang I.P.O. whilst only two stationery cards bearing any I.P.O. tieprint have been recorded. Photo | Christie's

Lot 2151

2151

cover CHINKIANG: 1899 (7 Dec.) French "Chine" 10c. stationery card (crease at right) addressed to Germany "Per S.S. 'Konig Albert'" bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s. with the stationery stamp with a fine strike of the "I.P.O." tieprint and cancelled by the c.d.s. of the French Post Office in Shangahi with appropriate transit c.d.s. in the lower corner. An important and rare card, Webb's Scarcity Guide records ten or less of the Chinkiang I.P.O. whilst only two stationery cards bearing any I.P.O. tieprint have been recorded. Photo

I.P.O. Period

cover CHINKIANG: 1899 (7 Dec.) French "Chine" 10c. stationery card (crease at right) addressed to Germany "Per S.S. 'Konig Albert'" bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s. with the stationery stamp with a fine strike of the "I.P.O." tieprint and cancelled by the c.d.s. of the French Post Office in Shangahi with appropriate transit c.d.s. in the lower corner. An important and rare card, Webb's Scarcity Guide records ten or less of the Chinkiang I.P.O. whilst only two stationery cards bearing any I.P.O. tieprint have been recorded. Photo

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cover CHINKIANG: 1899 (7 Dec.) French "Chine" 10c. stationery card (crease at right) addressed to Germany "Per S.S. 'Konig Albert'" bearing C.I.P. 1c. tied by Chinkiang bilingual c.d.s. with the stationery stamp with a fine strike of the "I.P.O." tieprint and cancelled by the c.d.s. of the French Post Office in Shangahi with appropriate transit c.d.s. in the lower corner. An important and rare card, Webb's Scarcity Guide records ten or less of the Chinkiang I.P.O. whilst only two stationery cards bearing any I.P.O. tieprint have been recorded. Photo