U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #358 CHINA 1885 (21 Jan) cover (opened for display) to Bordeaux, France, with oval "L TALLIEU / PEKIN" sender's cachet on both sides, franked on the reverse by 3 Candareen pale red, canceled by central oval Peking seal in blue, backstamped IG OF CUSTOMS / PEKING (Jan 21) in blue, CUSTOMS / TIENTSIN (Jan 24) and CUSTOMS / SHANGHAI (Feb 4), and arrival datestamps of MARSEILLE A LYON / SPECIAL (Mar 13) and Bordeaux (Mar 14), franked on the front by France 1877-90 Peace & Commerce 25c bister tied by SHANGHAI / CHINE French Post Office cds (Feb 4) with a second strike on the front, fine, attractive and rare Large Dragon cover from a known correspondence, with 2017 BPA Certificate  Catalog #8 | Price Realized $18,500.00 |
