The 2023 Summer Auction - Sale 340 Day 4

1897 (Nov) Hankow to Vienna Red Revenue Surch., and Dowager Surch. Issues registered combination cover,franked on both sides Red Revenue Surch. Large 2c x 7, 1c x 28 (totally 35 stamps, including the largest multiple, block of 20, applied on cover), in which one 1c stamp damaged, Dowager Surch. Small Figure 5c x 4 (two shades), Large Figure Wide Space 10c on 9Cd, 30c on 24Cd and French PO in China 25c & 1F, tied by Customs Hankow cds. and Shanghai French PO cds. respectively. On front bearing two types of "R" cachets and a REGISTERED mark, on reverse with brown Shanghai Dollar transit cds. and several Europe transit and arrival cds. Extremely rare large multiple of 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、慈壽票掛號混貼封，正背面混貼紅印花大2分7枚、當1分票28枚（包括背面一個20方連），其中正面一枚1分票破損、慈壽小字5分4枚（兩種刷色）、大字長距9分銀改1角、24分銀改3角各1枚和法國客郵25生丁、1法郎各一枚，分別銷漢口海關日戳和上海法國客郵局日戳，正面蓋有2枚掛號章，背面另有棕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，貼總共35枚紅印花票（包括大2分20方連票）的實寄封更是鳳毛麟角，可遇不可求，是所知貼最多紅印花票及貼最大紅印花方連票的實寄封。屬於不可多得的珍貴參展素材。