By: John Bull Stamp Auctions
lot # 5117 - imperial post
1897 (Nov) Hankow to Vienna Red Revenue Surch. Issues registered combination cover,franked on both sides Red Revenue Surch. Large 2c x 11, Dowager Surch. Large Figure Wide Space 5c x 2 and French PO in China 25c & 50c, tied by Hankow Dollar cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively. On front bearing two types of "R" cachets, on reverse with blue Shanghai Dollar transit cds. and several Europe transit and arrival cds. Extremely rare Red Revenue Surch. Issues registered combination cover. VF-F.
1897年11月漢口寄維也納紅印花加蓋票掛號混貼封,正背面混貼紅印花大2分票11枚、慈壽大字長距5分票2枚和法國客郵25生丁、50生丁各一枚,分別銷漢口大圓戳和上海法國客郵局日戳,正面蓋有2枚掛號章,背面另有藍色上海大圓中轉戳和數枚歐洲中轉和到達戳。上品。紅印花、慈壽混貼掛號封罕見,貼11枚紅印花票(其中多枚為連票)的實寄封更是鳳毛麟角,為不可多得的參展素材。