Lot 40170 – 1901 Cover to Guernsey bearing China 1898 2c (5), tied by Wanhsien tombstone pmk’s, overprinted Sage 25c tied by french P.O. cds

1901 (Dec) Cover to Guernsey (Great Britain), bearing China 1898 2c (5), tied by Wanhsien tombstone pmk’s, overprinted Sage 25c tied by french P.O. cds, bilingual Shanghai and additional Chinese transit cds’s on back (the latter being partly visible as part of the upper back flap is missing), vertical crease clear of the franking and cover edge fault affecting two Chinese stamps at right, a spectacular and rare cover illustrated on page 108 Vol. III of Paul Ke-Shing Chang book.