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696

1897 (24 June) combination piece franked with Empress Dowager 2nd printing surch. with large fgures, wide spacing, 1c on 1Cd. Horizontal strip of 3 with left gutter margin, and 2c on 2Cds., tied by two fne strikes of WUHU 24 JUN 97 dollar dater in brown, added on top with Japanese stamp 5s blue, tied by SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 29 JUN 97 cds, fne. Photo

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

697

1897 (10 Oct.) red band cover sent from Tientsin to Foochow, f.w. on front ICP Coiling Dragon 1c, tied by Tientsin pakua cancel,, TIENTSIN 10 OCT 97 dollar chop, both in brown, on reverse with SHANGHAI 13 OCT 97 dollar dater and PAGODAANCH'GE 13 OCT 97 dollar chop in brown, SHANGHAI 13 OCT 97 dollar chop, one stamp missing, water-stained, some damaged on back, very early usage of ICP Coiling Dragon (First day of issue being 1.10.1897). Photo

HK$ 8,000 - 10,000

698

1897 (11 Oct.) An embossed CUSTOM HOUSE CANTON stampless cover to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong. On front with bilingual PAID in red cachet, adjacent with CANTON Dollar chop. Flag defect affecting to the HONG KONG arrival cds and embossed letter CUSTOME HOUSE CANTON had been erased by black ink but still can be identifed its original. Photo

HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

699

1897 (16 Nov.) cover sent from Hankow to France, bearing on front HANKOW CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER oval handstamp and HANKOW 16 NOV 97 dollar chop, both in brown, added on top "Chine" opt. in red on French Peace & Commerce 25c, tied by SHANG-HAI CHINE 19 AOUT 97 cds, repeated same alongside, also an oval "9./8." chop, on reverse franked with 1894 Empress Dowager 1st print, 3Cds. x 2, tied by Shanghai seal cancels and SHANGHAI 19 NOV 97 dollar dater, all in blue, with a large red wax seal, light age toning. Ex Desrousseaux. Photo

HK$ 30,000 - 35,000

700

1897 (6 Nov.) combination cover sent from Tientsin to England, franked on front with ICP Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by Tientsin pakua cancel and TIENTSIN 6 NOV 97 dollar dater (with reversed “6” error), both in brown, added with “Chine” opt. in red on French Peace & Commerce 25c, tied by SHANG-HAI CHINE 11 NOV 97 cds’s, on reverse with SHANGHAI 10 NOV 97 dollar in blue, and England arrival cds, fne, scarce with error dater usage. Photo

701

1897 (31 Dec.) cover sent from Shanghai to Woosung, franked on front with CIP Coiling Dragon 1c x 2, tied by SHANGHAI 31 DEC 97 dollar dater, backstamped WUSUNG 2 JAN 98 arrival dollar dater, fne. Photo

702

1898 (26 Jan.) Combination cover from Ningpo to U.S.A, franked with ICP Coiling Dragon 10c, tied by NINGPO 26 Jan 98 dollar chop in brown, SHANGHAI 27 Jan 98 dollar chop in black on transit, reversed “N” in “JAN” error, also franked with Japan Koban 10sen, tied by SHANGHAI I.J.P.O 28 Jan 98 arrival cds, opened for display. Photo

703

1898 (4 Feb.) Combination cover sent from Shanghai to Canada, f.w. on reverse 1897 Red Revenue Surch. 1c on 3c red x 5, ICP Coiling Dragons 1/2c x 2, 1c x 2 and 2c x 2, tied by fve strikes of SHANGHAI 4 FEB 98 dollar dater, YOKOHAMA JAPAN 12 FEB 98 transit cds, and Canada Feb. 1898 arrival cds alongside, on front with same Shanghai dollar cds, added with Japanese stamp 10s, tied by SHANGHAI I.J.P.O. 4 FEB 98 cds, with vertical folding crease and a bit dirty, nevertheless very scarce. Photo

HK$ 100,000 - 120,000