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1899 (20 Mar.) A red band cover to Wucheng, bearing Coiling Dragon 2c red tied by ‘PAOTING’ Dollar chop, alongside
‘CHINKIANG/KAISUNG’ (
啟順
) no.4 Letter Box black hop x 2. fine. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
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1899 (17. Sept.) An incoming reg. cover from Stockholm to Sven Hedin, Kaschgar, China. On reverse with Swedish, Oscar II
30ore brown x 2 tied by 'STOCKHOLM' cds. An interesting cover to Sven Hedin during the early period. With Helena Obermuller
Wilen cert. 2001. Fine. Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
539
1899 (19 Oct.) Incoming cover from Loire to Shanghai redirected to Paotingfu, franked on front with French Peace & Commerce
10c and 15c, tied by Loire 19 Oct. 99 cds’s, on reverse with SHANGHAI 27 NOV 99 bisected bilingual dater, PAOTING 2 DEC
99 dollar dater and “Paotingfu Post Office” tombstone handstamp alongside, scarce. Photo
HK$ 5,500 - 6,000
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1899 (6 Dec.) Picture postcard sent to Germany, franked on front with CIP Coiling Dragon 1c and 2c x 2, tied by Shanghai pakua
cancels, SHANGHAI LOCAL POST A DE 6 99 double-ring cds, added with “Chine” opt. on French Peace & Commerce 10c,
tied by SHANGHAI CHINE 8 DEC 99 cds’s, and Germany arrival cds dated 10/1 00. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 1,800
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1899 (26 dec.) A combination pc to Germany, bearing Coiling Dragon 4c brown, tied by 'CANTON' cds. With HK QV 2c aniline
rose in pair, tied by small frame 'I.P.O' tieprints and 'HONG KONG/27 DEC 99' cds, 'KONIGSEE/25.1.00' arrival cds, some
brownish stains, still fine. Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 4,500
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