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1903 (6 Aug) A red band cover from Tientsin to Paoting, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by red 'TIENTSIN/No. 4' letter box
cancellation, with 'PAOTING/6.8.3' Dollar chop arrival cds in black, the year index showing a single figure only, very fine. Photo
HK$ 5,200 - 5,500
608L
1903 (19 Aug.) A domestic postal rate red band cover form Peking to Shanghai, on front tied by the bilingual 'PEKING' oval
cancellation, on reverse bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c ochre, tied by the rare 'Peking/Tieh An Men/Post Office Branch' (
京都/地
安門/郵政分局
)tombstone in black, with bilingual 'SHANGHAI/24.8.03' arrival cds alongside, and the rare 'Chengchow/Kuang
Hsu Nien/Post Office' (
常州/光緒年/郵政局
)tombstone in black, with a small tear at left side, but still a rare cover with 2 different
tombstone chops, fine. Photo
HK$ 32,000 - 35,000
608M
1903 (22 Oct.) A CIP Coiling Dragon 2c red bisected on cover to Foochow local, tied by the frame 'Postage 1 Cent Paid' and
bilingual 'FOOCHOW' cds, (Chan 136A), center folded. Photo
HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
608N
1898 (11 Oct.) A combination cover from Kiukiang to London, England, bearing ICP Coiling Dragon 10c green tied by the
‘KIUKIANG’ Dollar chop, alongside HK QV 5c blue in pair, tied by the faint small ‘SHANGHAE’ Br.P.O cds,on reverse with
‘SHANGHAI/13.10.98’ Dollar chop transit and ‘LONDON/22.11.98’ arrival cds, some soiling and damaged at front affecting the
Dollar chop.
HK$ 2,000 - 2,400
608K
608L
608M
608O
608O
1900 (1 May) A red band combination cover from Kiaochow reg. to Germany, bearing Dowager large figures 2.50mm on 2nd print
8c on 6 cands brown, Small Dragon 3 cands mauve block of 4, both tied by the bilingual 'KIAOCHOW' oval cancellation, plus opt.
'China' diagonal on Germany 5pf green and 25pf orange, each tied by the 'TSINGTAU/KIAUTSCHOU/7.5.00' Gr.P.O cds. with
'LICHTEHTHAL/29.6.00' arrival cds on reverse, rare frankings and very fine. Photo
HK$30,000 - 35,000
608P
1902-03 CIP Coiling Dragon 4c chestnut, vert. pair, cancelled by a fine strike of Yenpingfu Post Office (
延平府郵政局
) tombstone
handstamp, light age toning.
HK$ 800 - 1,000