Lot# 8049
The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342 December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong
Lot# 8049
Starting Price: 2,600 HK$
Hammer Price: 2,800 HK$
1909 (Oct 21) Hankow to Belgium C.I.P. 4th stationery card,
it was affixed with a Hsuan Tung 2 cent commemorative stamp (slightly oxidized and discolored) and a 1 cent Dragon stamp. There were two Hankow English-Chinese bilingual cds (Oct 21), a Peking transfer date stamp, then transferred to the Peking French P.O. to be delivered via the Siberian route. There is an arrival stamp from Belgium (7 Nov). The postcard is well-preserved.