Sale 78 China and other Asian Countries

China, Bilingual "Paid"/Shanghai : 1897 (1 Mar.) registered envelope to I.M. Customs Kowloon, c/o B.P. Office, Hong Kong (5.3) "Per s.s. Kwanglee & I.C.P.O.", showing bilingual "Paid" framed h.s. in red, matching "R" unframed h.s., and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring origin d.s. of "Mar 1 1897" in brown, addressee's name neatly inked out, very fine and early date.
Estimate HK$ 20,000 - 25,000

THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF USE OF THE BILINGUAL "PAID" FRAMED HANDSTAMP FOR SHANGHAI.