Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, "To Pay" handstamps : 1885 (10 Mar.) envelope from Paris to the British Legation in Peking bearing France Peace and Commerce 25c. bistre on straw, cancelled by c.d.s., showing "To Pay" framed h.s. adjacent, and, on reverse "Paris à Modane" c.d.s. (20.3) in red, "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (29.4) of the French Post Office, and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (3.4), fine. From the O'Conor correspondence.
Estimate HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

Auction Record
Christie's Swire (Hong Kong), 2.11.1994, lot 2169.