cover 1896 "PURE MILK" wrapper (part of back possibly foreshortened) from Great Britain to the French Legation, Peking (4.12 arrival) bearing G.B. ½d. cancelled by barred obliterator with Dowager 2ca. applied on arrival in China and cancelled by Tientsin seal in blue, showing "CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN" c.d.s. (2.96) in red adjacent. Very fine. An extraordinary usage and rate of the Dowager stamps on incoming mail. Photo in colour
cover 1896 "PURE MILK" wrapper (part of back possibly foreshortened) from Great Britain to the French Legation, Peking (4.12 arrival) bearing G.B. ½d. cancelled by barred obliterator with Dowager 2ca. applied on arrival in China and cancelled by Tientsin seal in blue, showing "CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN" c.d.s. (2.96) in red adjacent. Very fine. An extraordinary usage and rate of the Dowager stamps on incoming mail. Photo in colour
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