1897 Chungking (24 Jun) to French Legation in Peking, applied with
showing bilingual “PAID” h.s. in vermilion, matching
1897 Chungking (24 Jun) to French Legation in Peking, applied with
showing bilingual “PAID” h.s. in vermilion, matching Customs
Chungking type F2 oval d.s. in black. Arrived Peking with dollar
cds (11 Jun) and redirected to French Consulate Tientsin (14 Jun).
One of only four recorded. Provenance: 1972 Stanley Gibbons
(London), Richard Canman, lot 23. 1981 (21 Jul) Ex- George Alevizos
(Santa Monica), lot 199. 1992 (30 Sep) Christie’s Swire, Federick
and Tomiko Bartlett. 2019 (23-24 Jun) Interasia, lot 23.
1897.6.24
重慶寄法國駐京公使館，改寄天津，鈐“已付信資”漢英紅色橫戳及重慶海關F2型橢圓黑色日戳。6.11抵北京，鈐大圓戳。6.13改寄法國駐天津領事館，6.14抵達。為存世四件之一。
1972年倫敦Stanley Gibbons，Richard Canman，拍品號23。 George
Alevizos舊藏（1981.7.21），拍品號199。 1992.9.30 佳士德，Federick and Tomiko
Bartlett。 2019.6 Interasia，拍品號23。
