Lot# 5109
The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340 24th to 28th June 2023, Hong Kong
Lot# 5109
Starting Price: 22,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 105,000 HK$
1897 (Oct 26) Hankow to Vienna Dowager Surch. Issues registered combination cover,
f.w. Dowager Surch. Large Figure Wide Space 4c x 3, Large Figure Wide Space 30c, Large Figure Wide Space 2c gutter block of 18, ICP 1/2c x 7 and French PO in China 1F, tied by Hankow Dollar cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively. On front bearing two types of "R" cachets, on reverse with Vienna arrival cds. A beautiful multiple franking Dowager Issues registered combination cover. It is also an early used example of ICP issues on cover. Moreover, the partly omitted "Chine" overprint of the French 1F issue also unusual. VF-F.