Lot# 7037

The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342   December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong

Lot# 7037
Starting Price: 20,000 HK$
Unsold
Oct 1903, a marvellous hand-writing datestamp used in a C.I.P. 2nd series stationery card sent for international mail from Puer, Yunnan to France via Mengtze, Indochine.

Oct 1903, a C.I.P. 2nd stationery card sent from Puer, Yunnan to Saint-Malo, France, uprated on the back side with one 1-cent and one 2-cent coiling dragon stamps, cancelled by two hand-stamped marks from Puer P.O. (Day 7th of the 9th month, 29th year). 29th year referred to the reign of Emperor Kwangsu since the inception of the emperor period. The card also showed the Hokow circular bisected c.d.s., and another from Mengtze bilingual c.d.s., Tokio, Indochine,transit c.d.s. indicating the route through Vietnam, Saint-Malo France arrival c.d.s. Rare to have Puer Yunnan handstamp post marks for international mail on C.I.P. stationery card which is in very good conditions.