Lot
402 
Italian Offices in Tientsin, 1918-19 Victor Emmanuel III $2 on 5L blue & rose, type I, in combination with 1918, 40c on 1L brown and green on registered cover (slightly reduced at base) to Genova, Italy, tied by "R.R. Poste Italiane, Tientsin-Cina, 19.8.22" cds with additionally strike alongside, together with registration markings and four-line "RR. PP. Italiane-Tientsin/Non Multabile/Affrancatura Secondo Tariffa/Poste Cinesi" instructional marking to avoid taxation, backstamped at Brindisi and Genoa, Very Fine; with 2016 Bottacchi certificate. Sassone No. 23+22. Scott No. 23+22 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USAGE OF BOTH 1918 HIGH VALUES ON REGISTERED COVER TO ITALY.