China Foreign Post Offices French Post Office 1901 (10 Mar.) envelope to Kiukiang via Indo-China bearing pair of C.I.P. 5c. tied by Lungchow bilingual c.d.s., one stamp virtually obscured by French Indo-China 25c. tied by "lang-son/tonkin" c.d.s. (13.3) with a second strike alongside; the reverse with Haiphong (15.3), Hong Kong (20.3), Shanghai (26.3) and Kiukiang arrival (28.3) c.d.s. A fine and charming cover sent via French Indo China and back into China. Photo Estimate HK$ 18,000-20,000 An early date for the Lungchow bilingual dater, over two and a half years before the first recorded in Paul Davy´s listing
