China, 1905 (May 2) red-band envelope from Tankwantsun to Tientsin, bearing on reverse C.I.P. 2c deep red, affixed by the Min Chu Post and tied by its "Yuan Nian" unframed handstamp, and canceled by the Imperial Post "Chihli/Tankwantsun" lunar c.d.s., with "Chihli/Tientsin" lunar arrival dater (May 3) adjacent, rare usage originating at the Private Letter Company Agency and then passed to the Imperial Post, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$8,000-10,000 (Image1)

Est. HK$8,000-10,000