Lot# 8051
The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342 December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong
Lot# 8051
Starting Price: 6,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 17,000 HK$
1909 (Dec 18) Tientsin to Tsingtao, registered mail on C.I.P. 4th stationery card,
with an additional 2-cent coiling dragon stamp and 4 Hsuan Tung 2-cent stamps (3 on the front and 1 on the back of the postal card). It was cancelled with 6 Tientsin Chinese-English semi-cut circled d.s. and also cancelled with the Tientsin registration mark "R / TIENTSIN.(CHINA) / No.21053". On the back of the postal card, there was one Kiaochow Chinese-English bilingual cds and another Tientsin registration mark which was crossed out by a post office employee using a blue pen. The postal card shows some signs of aging and slightly yellowish.