89
540
1907 (7 Feb.) A cover from Chili to France, bearing Coiling Dragon 1c ochre, 4c chestnut & 5c mauve tied by char. ‘CHILI’
Lunar cds with index ‘
丙午臘月
’, alongside ‘SHANGHAI/16.2.07’ Br. P.O transit, re-addressed to Ecosse (original Scotland in
English), franked with additional France Ceres 10c red & 15c blue green, tied by ‘ARRAS/PAS DE CALAIS/18.3.07’ cds. On
reverse with bilingual ‘PAOTING/9.2.07’ & ‘SHANGHAI/16.2.07’ transit, ‘APPAS/PAS/DE CALCIS/18.3.07’ arrival cds. And
‘DUMFRIES/19.3.07’ arrival cds, very nice combination frankings. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
541
1907 (3 Aug.) A picture postcard to Rhone, France. Bearing Coiling Dragon 1/2c brown & 2c red, tied by faint cds and small part
of bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/7 AUG 07’ transit, alongside bilingual ‘TANGKU/3 AUG 07’ cds, h/s large ‘T’ due mark. Adjacent
bearing French 5c blue postage due stamp with ‘BLAGE/RHONE/ 30 AOUT 07’ arrival cds, few tone spots on pc, still fine. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 9,000
542
543
544
542
1908 (Jan.) cover to Belgium, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragon 10c green, tied by Moukden cds (date not clear), SHANGHAI 5 JAN 19
bisected bilingual dater, on reverse with same dater, SHANGHAI B.P.O. C JA 6 08 cds, ANVERS ARRIVEE 8-FEVR 08 arrival
cds, light age toning. Photo
HK$ 500 - 600
543
1908 (9 Dec.) A red band cover from Tientsin reg. to local tied by 'CHILI/TAIWENCHUAN' '
大尹村
' char. Lunar cds, h/s boxed 'R/
由大尹村掛號第
' manuscript figures in char. '170', with bilingual and char. 'TIENTSIN' arrival cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 4,500
544
1908 (11 Dec.) CIP 3rd issue 1c green stationery card sent to Germany from TENCHOW (11 Dec. 1908), transit via Tientsin (14
Dec.), Shanghai (19 Dec.), Shanghai-British Post Office (21 Dec.) and postman chop 'S3' on front. Hand-written message on back.
An interesting card with clear cancellations. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 9,000
545
1908 (Oct.) red band cover from Paoting to Peking, franked on reverse with CIP Coiling Dragon 2c scarlet, with retouched right
wing of upper right ornament variety, tied by Chihli Paoting “Wu Shen” (1908) year, 10th month & 3rd day single-ring lunar cds,
PEKING bisectedbilingual arrival cds, an unframed post office handstampin red, age toning and stamp torn and rejoined along the
edge of flap, extremely scarce, only one recorded with this rare variety used on cover (Chan 118c - T82 cat. US$1,500 for stamp
only). Photo
HK$ 12,000 - 14,000
546
1909 A red band cover to Tientsin, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c in pair, tied by bilingual unclear cds, and bilingual
‘TIENTSIN’ cds. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
547
1909 An opened cover from Chengchow to Feichow local, on reverse with CIP Coiling Dragon 2c green tied by the unclear
cancellation, alongside with the unusual bisected ‘CHENGCHOW/DAHFAUKIUKOW/LUK’ ‘
常州大浮橋口/陸
’ letter box
cancellation, plus 3 different bisected ‘ANWEI’ lunar cds, with contents. Photo
HK$ 5,000 - 5,500
