Lot# 5118

The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340   24th to 28th June 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 5118
Starting Price: 180,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 750,000 HK$
1897 (Nov) Hankow to Vienna Red Revenue Surch., and Dowager Surch. Issues registered combination cover,

franked on both sides Red Revenue Surch. Large 2c x 7, 1c x 28 (totally 35 stamps, including the largest multiple, block of 20, applied on cover), in which one 1c stamp damaged, Dowager Surch. Small Figure 5c x 4 (two shades), Large Figure Wide Space 10c on 9Cd, 30c on 24Cd and French PO in China 25c & 1F, tied by Customs Hankow cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively. On front bearing two types of "R" cachets and a REGISTERED mark, on reverse with brown Shanghai Dollar transit cds. and several Europe transit and arrival cds. Extremely rare large multiple of Red Revenue Surch. Issues registered combination cover. VF-F.