90
548
1909 (4 Dec.) A cover to Chili, bearing Coiling Dragon 10c green tied by bisected 'CHILI/PEITUNGCHAU' Lunar cds (
北通州
),
on reverse with PEITUNGCHAU (
北通州
) letter box in red, bisected 'CHILI/KINGFUNGTAI' (
京豐台
) lunar transit, and faint
'CHILI/WANGCHWAN'
(黃村
) arrival cds, a few tears at bottom. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,400
549
1910 (10 Jan.) A cover from Nanning to France, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 10c ultramarine tied by bilingual 'NANNING' cds,
on reverse with bilingual 'WUCHOW/14.1.10' and 'HONG KONG/16.1.10' transits, 'LIGNE N/PAQ.FR.No.2/18.1.10' and France
arrival cds. Fine. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
550
1910 (10 Oct.) cover sent to Scotland via Siberia, f.w. CIP Coiling Dragon 10c blue, tied by PEKING 10 OCT 10 bisected bilingual
daters, on reverse with PEKIN CHINE 10 OCT 10 transit cds and three red seals, fine. Photo
HK$ 700 - 900
551
1910 (16 Jan.) A local red band cover to Tientsin, bearing CIP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by faint bilingual bisected Lunar cds,
bisected ‘Chili/No.6/Tientsin’ (
直隸/第十六號分櫃/天津
) letter box in black circle, fine. Photo
HK$ 1,800 - 2,000
552
1910 (22 Sept.) registered airmail cover from Peking to France via Siberia, franked on reverse with Hsuan Tung First Year
commemorative issue 2c x 2, CIP Coiling Dragons, 1/2c x 2, 1c x 2, 2c x 5 (the stamp at top with retouched left wing of lower right
ornament, the verysame stamp used as illustration in Chan’s catalogue as #129ai - T85a), 4c and 10c, all tied by PEKING 22 SEPT
10 cds and france arrival cds, on front with a boxed “PEKING (CHINA) R NO...” registration handstamp and an illegiblecircular
handstamp, age toning, extrememly rare with retouched example on cover, only one known. Photo
HK$ 15,000 - 18,000
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