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              1912 (27 Mar.) A mixed franking red band cover from Shanghai reg. to Austria, on front bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 20c tied by
            
            
              bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, h/s 'R/SHANGHAI/No.' reg. frame chop. On reverse, with CIP Coiling Dragon  1/2c x 2 (missing one
            
            
              stamp) and opt. 'ROC' on Coiling Dragon 1/2c strip of 3, tied by the same bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 2,000 - 2,400
            
            
              959
            
            
              1910's A Chinese Imperial Post seal label in green, with opt; 'Chinese Post' in red char. tied by bilingual 'CANTON' cds, damaged
            
            
              at top. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 600 - 700
            
            
              960
            
            
              1910's A newspaper made wrapper to France, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 3c in pair and 10c, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds,
            
            
              date not clear. An interesting item. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 800 - 1,000
            
            
              961
            
            
              1912 "Min Kuo First Year" datestamps: CIP Coiling Dragon 10c used with "TUNGCHWAN SZE Min Kuo First year 11th month
            
            
              11th day" ("
            
            
              銅川四川民國元年冬月十一" 左讀
            
            
              ) reading from left cds; Opt. on CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, used with "Szechwan
            
            
              Anhsien Min Kuo First year 12th month 30th day" ("
            
            
              四川安縣民國元年臘月三十
            
            
              ") reading from right cds; both fine and scarce.
            
            
              Photo
            
            
              HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
            
            
              962
            
            
              1912 (1 May) A cover to I.M. Customs Shanghai local, bearing opt. 'ROC' on Coiling Dragon 1c tied by 'SHANGHAI/LOCAL
            
            
              POST' index H cds. Photo.
            
            
              HK$ 400 - 500
            
            
              963
            
            
              1912-15 Selection of four “Min Kuo” datestamps: CIP Coiling Dragon 5c used with almost complete strike of “Kiangsu
            
            
              Tsungming Min Kuo First Year 3rd month 5th day (
            
            
              江蘇崇明民國元年三月初五)
            
            
              cds; Opt. on CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, used
            
            
              with “Chuhsien Min Kuo 2nd year 8th month 28th day” (
            
            
              滁縣民國二年八月廿八
            
            
              ) cds; Reaper 20c, used with “Kianfu Min Kuo
            
            
              3rd year 3rd month 11th day (
            
            
              吉安府民國三年三月十一
            
            
              ) cds; London print Junk 1c, used with “Linanfu Min Kuo 4th year 5th
            
            
              month 3rd day (
            
            
              臨安府民國四年五月三日)
            
            
              cds; all fine and very scarce. Photo
            
            
              HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
            
            
              963