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China, 1896 (June 7), "Customs Tientsin" postage due cover, from Connecticut to Paotingfu

Currency:HKD Category:Stamps / Asia Start Price:2,600.00 HKD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 HKD
China, 1896 (June 7),  Customs Tientsin  postage due cover, from Connecticut to Paotingfu
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DEMO LOT
China, 1896 June 7, Customs Tientsin postage due cover, from Connecticut to Paotingfu, pretty robins egg blue envelope, franked by 5 Grant doubly tied by New Haven June 7 and smeary oval cancels; front additionally bears a red double-ring Customs/JUL 21/1896/Tientsin transit applied as additional postage was required; reverse shows New York June 8 and San Francisco, Cal. F.D. June 2 transits, along with July 17 U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai receiver; accompanied by original correspondence, which includes a three-month statement of account from daughter to father, Very Fine, a rare destination.
Estimate HK 5,000 - 6,000.