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China, 1897 (May 29), Nanking oval Customs marking on Dowager and Red Revenue overprints combination

Currency:HKD Category:Stamps / Asia Start Price:26,000.00 HKD Estimated At:50,000.00 - 60,000.00 HKD
China, 1897 (May 29), Nanking oval Customs marking on Dowager and Red Revenue overprints combination
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DEMO LOT
China, 1897 May 29, Nanking oval Customs marking on Dowager and Red Revenue overprints combination cover, from Nanking to Pennsylvania, franked on reverse by a margin-to-margin horizontal strip of four 1.5mm Large Figure 1c on 1ca orange Dowagers, plus a Large 1c on 3c Red Revenue totalling 5c, tied by three strikes of the double-oval Imperial Post Office/MAY 29 1897/Nanking cancel in brown, with a fourth solid strike on the front as well; from Nanking, the cover traveled to Shanghai where it received a blue Customs dater of JUN 2 on reverse, plus a Japan 5s UPU Koban on front, tied by solid Shanghai/2/JUN/97/I.J.P.O. c.d.s.; then onward, as markings on reverse record, to Yokohama 8 JUN, San Francisco JUN 27, Paid All, and finally to Lancaster, PA date on receiver illegible; roughly opened at top, partially affecting the Yokohama transit only, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate HK 50,000 - 60,000.