Lot 40184 – Rare official mail with cash paid combination franking

1892 (Oct 8) Large envelope endorsed « R.D.S. » in ms. (« Reichsdienstsache ») denoting official mail, franked on front with 1890-92 20pf single and vertical strip of three to pay the quadruple rate, tied by « KAISERLICH/DEUTSCHE POSTAGENTUR SHANGHAI » cds, with German « GESANDTSCHAFT DES DEUTSCHEN REICHES/PEKING » paper seal (defective) on reverse, together with Peking (8.10), Tientsin (9.10) and Shanghai (blurred strike) customs mail cancellations, all in blue, a very scarce cash paid combination franking on official mail; (ARGE €4’000 for official mail).