Lot 92
CHINA: 1901 (7 Jan) remittance certificate form

Stamps and Covers of Asia & the Middle East | S25009
Auction: 2 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
£3,240
Description
CHINESE IMPERIAL POSTS: 1901 (7 Jan) ‘REMITTANCE CERTIFICATE/IMPERIAL POST OFFICE’ ‘No. 7/General’ form bearing intentionally uncancelled 1898 $2 claret and yellow, 1900-06 5c rose, 30c red and 50c green (paying a total value of $2.85 money transfer) and ‘No. 4/Shanghai’ at right franked with 2c deep red and 4c deep chestnut, paying 6 cents fee, cancelled by ‘NINGPO/7 JAN/01’ ds; the form also signed by the Postal officer; several filing folds not affecting the adhesives. Fine and most unusual.
Footnote
Note: The left two uncancelled stamps were removed from the form, were found in the general stamp album belonging to the same vendor and have been hinged to the form.

