Sale #44 - China and Other Asian Countries

China, 1899 (22 Jan.) envelope to Paris via Haiphong (25.1), showing extremely fine strike of "Lungchow" dollar dater in brown on reverse, and bearing on front French Indochina 25c., cancelled by "Langson/Tonkin" c.d.s. in blue, the cover has central vertical filing fold and has been roughly opened at foot on front, very fine and distinctive usage of this rare dollar dater indicating prepayment of postage.
Estimate HK$ 60,000 - 80,000
Provenance: Christie's Swire (Hong Kong), 26.10.93, lot 2499
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 2.11.06, lot 17.