35th International Auction

overseas\asia\china
1905, 5 c. salmon, block of 6 on reverse of registered cover to Paris/France (sender s imprint "Compagnie Imperiale des Chemins der Fer Chinois Ligne de Pekin a Hankow"), canc. with lunar dater (adopted railway canc.), transit marks Hankow 21.8. and Shanghai 24.8. alongside, further Shanghai transit mark 25.8 of French P.O. on front, in Paris locally redirected, 4 French transit and arrival marks on front, envelope opened at 3 sides and reinforced at bottom. Very impressive and scarce entire!