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Lot# 2430 - Auction 222-226

  • Lot# : 2430 France

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    Foreign Post Offices 1884/90 Type Sage 25 c. black on rose used on 1899 cover to Tientsin, China tied by Amiens cds (Oct 8), with unusual Chinese label at left on obverse. Addressed to a missionary in Tintsin the cover was mailed via Noumea, New Caledonia with cds on reverse (Nov 21). Thence with octagonal LIGNE T / PAQ. FR. No. 1 datestamp (Nov 27, applied in Sydney on Steamer 'Behic') and octagonal LIGNE N / PAQ. FR. No. 5 datestamp (Dec 18). An unusual routing. Signed Calves.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF