Lot# 7061
The 2023 Winter Auction - Sale 342 December 16th - 19th 2023, Hong Kong
Lot# 7061
Starting Price: 3,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 6,500 HK$
21 Mar 1899, a Canton dollar applied to a C.I.P. 1st stationery card to a small place of SMYRNA in Turkey, with French paquebot boat octangle postmark.
21 Mar 1899, a C.I.P. 1st series stationery card sent from Canton to Smyrna, Turkey, uprated with one 1-cent and one 2-cent Japan coiling dragon stamps plus two 2-cent Hong Kong QV stamps, cancelled by Canton dollar chops, Hong Kong transit datestamps, French paquebot "LIGNE N / PAQ FR.No.8" and Turkey arrival stamp. Smyrne/Turkey is a rare destination.