1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual origin cds. Indicia tied by IPO tie-print
1901 Amoy (21 Oct) to France. Hong Kong QV surch 4c/3c PSC, applied with Amoy bisected bilingual origin cds. Indicia tied by IPO tie-print and Hong Kong (23 Oct) transit cds. This card was prepaid in cash or was a subscriber's mail. Message was written in Volapuk with government bank label alongside. Very interesting and scarce example. Ex- Stephen Gates. 2021 (Dec) Kelleher & Rogers "The IPO Tie-Prints 1899-1904", lot 2512.1901.10.21 廈門寄法國。香港維多利亞女皇像改值4仙蓋3仙郵資片，鈐廈門始發半切日戳。郵資圖銷IPO騎縺戳及香港10.23中轉戳。以現金預付或為訂戶郵件。內容以沃拉普克語 書寫，旁貼“永豐官銀號”標籤。少見難得。Stephen Gates舊藏。2021.12 Kelleher & Rogers“1899至1904年IPO騎縫戳”專場，拍品號2512。
