HK038-Main Catalogue

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350 1883 (26 July) A Large Dragon cover from Peking to France, on front bearing France Peace and Commerce, 5c and 15c strip of 3, one stamp with slight scratch on the surface, tied by faint ' double ring 'SHANG-HAI/3.8.83' France Post Office cds, with faint France arrival cds in red underneath, on reverse bearing Large Dragon 3 cands red brown strip of 3, tied by 'PEKING' seal chop in blue green, matching the 'I.G.OF.CUSTOMS/PEKING/26.6.83' cds, plus 'CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN/27.7.83' and 'CUSTOMS/ SHANGHAI/31.7.83' transit and illegible France arrival cds. This cover comes from a newly discovered archive in France. Photo HK$ 250,000 - 300,000

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