Lot
214 
Chungking, 1894, 2ca blue, illustrated postal card, addressed to Augustine Henry of the Imperial Maritime Customs in Mong-tse Yunnan "via Haiphong", with purple Chungking, 28 Sep 96 boxed date stamp and Laokay, Tonkin, 10 Nov, 96 transit cds; light vertical crease and some light tone spots, F.-V.F., a rare and extraordinary usage, this is the only recorded item to Yunnan transiting through Vietnam.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
There was no direct route to Montze so this card was carried down river to Shanghai, then by paquetboat and rail to Haiphong and to its destination.
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Realized: $1,400