tradition and experience in classic philately since 1919

Lot# 38 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 38 Imperial China

    1911 (May 13): Registered cover from Mongtse/Mengzi in Yunnan province to Haiphong in Tonkin, French Indochina bearing CIP 3 c. bluish green, a strip of five and a single adhesive and 2 c. green tied by "MENTSZ Train Station" datestamp with matching registration handstamp alongside. Reverse with HOKOW (May 13) and "LAO-KAY TONKIN" (May 15) transit cds's as well as "HAIPHONG TONKIN" (May 15) arrival cds's. A very early cover on the Mongtse railway linking Southern China with the port of Haiphong in French Indochina. A rare, fine and correctly franked item, only five Mengtse train covers are recorded.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF