Lot 97

1894 French Legation Peking cover front, to France, f.w. Empress Dowager 1st printing 9ca + 24ca for reigstered triple rate, tied by Peking Chinese seal. In combination with French 1f, tied by Shanghai French PO (11 Dec) cds, along with and REGISTERDE mark and R mark. Transit Modane - Paris (16 Jan). Berteaux correspondence. Commercial usage of 24ca stamp is very rare.

1894年法國駐北京公使館封封面，寄法國，貼慈壽初版9分銀 + 24分銀，合33分銀掛號三倍重量郵資，銷北京中文戳記。加貼法國票1法郎，銷上海法局12.11日戳。另見REGISTERED橫戳及R章。1.16經Modane-Paris。Berteaux書信。24分銀實寄十分難得少見。